Whitis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Whitis family

Early History of the Whitis family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whitis research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1200, 1260, 1292, 1300, 1358, 1667, 1699, 1752 and 1780 are included under the topic Early Whitis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Whitis Spelling Variations

Spelling and translation were hardly exact sciences in Medieval Scotland. Sound, rather than any set of rules, was the basis for spellings, so one name was often spelled different ways even within a single document. Spelling variations are thus an extremely common occurrence in Medieval Scottish names. Whitis has been spelled Whiston, Wiston and others.

Early Notables of the Whitis family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Sir Henry, Lord of Wiceston; and William Whiston (1667-1752), an English theologian, historian, and mathematician, best known for his translation of the Antiquities of the Jews. His son, John Whiston (d. 1780), was an English bookseller "and was probably born within five years of his father's marriage...
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Whitis Ranking

In the United States, the name Whitis is the 13,878^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Whitis family to Ireland

Some of the Whitis family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Whitis family

Such hard times forced many to leave their homeland in search of opportunity across the Atlantic. Many of these families settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. The ancestors of many of these families have rediscovered their roots in the 20th century through the establishment of Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. Among them: William Whistons settled in Virginia in 1670; Nathanial, James, and Charles Whiston, all settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1820 and 1874.