Definition: 1) Dweller by or on the white island, from the Old English hwit, meaning "white," and ea, meaning "water," or ige, meaning "island." 2) One who came from a place named Whitney (such as parish of Whitney in Herefordshire, England), a place name meaning "white island."
Surname Origin: English
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