Släkthistoria för Witney
Witney Vad efternamn betyder
English: habitational name from Witney in Oxfordshire which for centuries was a centre of the wool trade famous in particular for the manufacture of blankets. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Witta (genitive Wittan) + Old English ēg īeg ‘island’. There may have been some confusion with Whitney.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
