DEWITT

Etymology

Proper noun

Dewitt (plural Dewitts)

A surname.

A male given name from surnames.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census (not recording the use of punctuation marks or capitals), DEWITT is the 1338th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26348 individuals. DEWITT is most common among White (87.58%) individuals.

Verb

Dewitt (third-person singular simple present Dewitts, present participle Dewitting, simple past and past participle Dewitted)

(transitive, obsolete) To lynch.

Anagrams

• witted

Proper noun

DeWitt

A surname of Dutch origin, an anglicization of de Witt.

A male given name from surnames.

A town in New York; named for judge and soldier Maj. Moses DeWitt.

A city in Iowa; named for American politician and naturalist DeWitt Clinton.

A city in Michigan; named for DeWitt Clinton.

A city in Arkansas; named for DeWitt Clinton.

A village in Illinois; named for DeWitt Clinton.

An unincorporated community in Virginia.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census (not recording the use of punctuation marks or capitals), DEWITT is the 1338th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26348 individuals. DEWITT is most common among White (87.58%) individuals.

Anagrams

• witted

Source: Wiktionary



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