About the Project
The Whitman Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Whitman name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Whitman name.
As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Whitman's), by time period (18th Century Whitman's), or by topic (Whitman DNA, Whitman Occupations, Whitman Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.
Also see the related surnames and surname variants.
How to Join
To join the Whitman Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!
If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Sheila Tidwell for assistance.
Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:
Whitman Genealogy & History
Whitman stems from the pre-seventh-century Old English word hwit (light complexion or fair skinned) combined with man (servant, assistant or friend of). Hwit also indicated someone of white hair, so it probably indicates an old or older man or friend. Several other spellings are Wittman, Whyteman, and Whiteman. Whitman family history has the ancestral home in Peebles-shire, England since 1086. The first known recording of the name is William Witman in the Pipe Rolls of Kent in 1230.
Research Pages
Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!
- Whitman Search on Family Search.com
- Whitman Search on Archives.com
- Whitman Surname on House of Names.com
- Walt Whitman Geneology and Family Tree
Membership
Related Surnames and Surname Variants
- Whittman
- Whitman
- Whiteman
- Wightman
- Whyteman
