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Origin: The family came from South Russia (now the Ukraine) and in some cases had migrated from Prussia. Variation of Tschetter.
Surnames: Tschritter
Submitted by: Barbara Van Hollebeke
Origin: Carl S. Ritter: My grandfather died in Mishawaka, Indiana in 1975. His father is Samuel Peter Ritter, and went by the name Peter; he also lived and died in Mishawaka in 1920. Does anyone have any information that might help me trace this family any farther back?
Surnames: Ritter
Submitted by: Cindy Jacobs
Origin of Itter, Meaning of Itter
Origin: The name originates from the village of Tittensor in North Staffordshire, the only place of that name in England. On the origin of the place name refer to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names, which notes that the surname appears as Titesovere in the Domesday Book in 1086, and in the Book of Fees as Titneshovere in 1236 and as Titnesovere in 1242. Its meaning is 'Titten's ofer or slope'. Titten is a derivative of the Old English name Titta, a short form of the names Tidfrip and Tidstan".
Surnames: Tittensor, Titensor, Titterson, Titson, Titsor, Tittenson
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Origin of Itter, Meaning of Itter
Origin: It would seem that the meaning of the name is derived from the saxon word 'hwit' meaning white.So a Whitter was someone who whitewashed things,whether it be walls,clothes or leather. It is thought the original family bearing the name 'WITTA' came from Flanders in the 10th century and settled in ENGLAND and Wales.The name spread throughout England into Wales,Scotland and Ireland and hence abroad. Whilst being a very old 'English' name it is not a common name and is regarded as an unusual name.It would seem that Whitter and Witter had slightly different family origins but have converged to be the same name.Lets face it most people spell it without the 'H'. So the name would have come originally from what is now Belgium,Holland,Germany and would seemed to have really developed with the advent of the Normans. I would hazard a calculated guess that there were no more than 5 or 6 families with the name originally and the descendants have spread from this.The name is chiefly found in Cumberland,Lancashire,Devon,lowland Scotland and in the North of Ireland,as well as USA,Australia,Germay and Jamaica and Bermuda
Surnames: whitter -witter
Submitted by: James Whitter
Origin of Itter, Meaning of Itter
Origin: On this site you can find information about the "CINCINNATI-RITTER" family from Liechtenstein. MAGDALENA MEIER-RITTER, ANDREW RITTER, THERESIA WANGER-RITTER, FERDINAND RITTER and ROCHUS RITTER are emigrated to America between 1868 until 1891.
Surnames: Ritter
Submitted by: Gerber Carsten
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