| ![Show Contents]() Whitmarsh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England Early Origins of the Whitmarsh familyThe surname Whitmarsh was first found in Wiltshire at the Whitemarsh Farm in Sedgehill or Witmarsh Bottom in West Dean. However the first record of the family was actually found in Essex where Henry de Wytemers was listed in the Feet of Fines for 1245. 1 The name literally means "dweller in, or near, the white marsh or bog." 2 3 Early History of the Whitmarsh familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whitmarsh research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Whitmarsh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Whitmarsh Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Whitmarsh, Witmarsh, Whitmoss, Witmass, Whitmass and others. Early Notables of the Whitmarsh familyDistinguished members of the family include - the Whitmarsh family of Wiltshire
Whitmarsh RankingIn the United States, the name Whitmarsh is the 17,489th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4
 Whitmarsh migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Whitmarsh Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Alice Whitmarsh, who settled in Massachusetts in 1635
- John Whitmarsh, who settled in Massachusetts in 1635
- Nicholas Whitmarsh, who landed in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1659 5
- James Whitmarsh, who arrived in South Carolina between the years 1670-1694
Whitmarsh Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Nathl Whitmarsh, who arrived in Boston in 1763
Whitmarsh Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Z Whitmarsh, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Whitmarsh (post 1700) | + |
- Martin Whitmarsh (b. 1958), American CEO of the McLaren Formula One team
- Mike Whitmarsh (1962-2009), American volleyball player, his most recent award is AVP Lifetime Achievement in 2004
- Zachary Whitmarsh (b. 1977), Canadian Olympic track and field athlete
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Whitmarsh migration to the United States 
