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![Show Contents]() Dewit History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Dewit familyThe surname Dewit was first found in the western Netherlands near the city of Dordecht. This very old city dates back to at least 1120 and one of the first records of the surname was Jan de Witte, a patrician who lived around 1295. Early History of the Dewit familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dewit research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1545, 1548, 1573, 1589, 1618, 1619, 1621, 1622, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1637, 1672, 1674, 1676, 1677, 1681, 1696 and 1769 are included under the topic Early Dewit History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dewit Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Witt, Witte, De Witt, De Witte, De Wit, Dewitt and others. Early Notables of the Dewit familyFrom this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included Jacob Fransz de Witt (1548-1621), Burgemeester of Dordrecht, member of the States of Holland; Cornelis Fransz de Witt (1545-1622), Burgemeester and regent of Dordrecht, member of the States of Holland and West Friesland; Jacob de Witt, heer van Manezee, Melissant and Comstryen (1589-1674), Burgemeester and regent of Dordrecht; Andries de Witt (1573-1637), Grand Pensionary of Holland (1619 to 1621); Gaspar de Witte (1624-1681), a Flemish...
Another 78 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dewit Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dewit RankingIn Netherlands, the name Dewit is the 23rd most popular surname with an estimated 25,921 people with that name. 1
 Dewit migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Dewit Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Gysbert DeWit, aged 50, who arrived in New York in 1644 2
- Peter Janse DeWit, who landed in New Jersey in 1652 2
- Gertrud Weingart DeWit, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1662 2
- Jan DeWit, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1662 2
Dewit Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John DeWit, who arrived in New Jersey in 1740 2
| Dewit migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Dewit Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Garnet Dewit U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 3
- Mr. John Dewit U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Dewit (post 1700) | + |
- Dani de Wit, Dutch footballer
- Rob de Wit (b. 1962), Dutch decathlete and bobsledder
- Rob de Wit (b. 1963), Dutch footballer
- Piet de Wit (b. 1946), Dutch cyclist
- Peter de Wit (b. 1958), Dutch comics artist and cartoonist
- Paul de Wit (1852-1925), Dutch editor and collector of musical instruments
- Michaël Dudok de Wit (b. 1953), Dutch animator, film director, and illustrator
- Maarten de Wit (1883-1955), Dutch Olympic sailor
- Kees de Wit (1924-1993), Dutch soil scientist and plant breeder
- Karina de Wit (b. 1976), Dutch badminton player
- ... (Another 13 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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