DeWitt or Dewitt is a concatenated primarily American form of the Dutch surname De Witt (surname), De Witt or De Wit (surname), De Wit, both meaning "the white (one)", "the blond (one)". It also became a popular given name following the New York Governorship of DeWitt Clinton, whose mother Mary DeWitt was a descendant of the Dutch patrician De Witt (family), De Witt family. People with the name include:

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*Bill DeWitt (1902–1982), American baseball executive *Bill DeWitt III (born ca. 1968), American baseball executive *Blake DeWitt (born 1985), American baseball player *Bryce DeWitt (1923–2004), American physicist known for the Wheeler–DeWitt equation and the DeWitt notation, brother of Hugh Hamilton DeWitt *Cali DeWitt (born 1973), American artist *Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922–2017), French mathematician and physicist *Charles DeWitt (1727–1787), delegate to the Continental Congress of United States *Charles B. DeWitt (born 1950), American Director of the National Institute of Justice *Charles G. DeWitt (1789–1839), U.S. Representative from New York *Dale DeWitt (born 1950), Oklahoma politician *David DeWitt, American computer science professor *David M. De Witt (1837–1912), U.S. Representative from New York *Doug DeWitt (born 1961), American boxer *George DeWitt (1922–1979), American singer and comedian *Green DeWitt (1787– 1835), American empresario in Mexican Texas *Helen DeWitt (born 1957), American novelist *Hugh Hamilton DeWitt (1933-1995) American ichthyologist, marine biologist and oceanographer, brother of Bryce DeWitt *Jacob H. De Witt (1784–1857), U.S. Representative from New York *Jason DeWitt, American poker player *Jerry DeWitt (born 1969), American author and public speaker *John DeWitt (athlete) (1881–1930), American track and field athlete *John DeWitt (gridiron football) (born 1970), American arena football player *John H. DeWitt Jr. (1906–1999), American radio broadcasting pioneer *John L. DeWitt (1880–1962), American general *Joyce DeWitt (born 1949), American actor *Keegan DeWitt (born 1982), American film composer, singer-songwriter and actor *L. G. DeWitt (died 1990), American NASCAR team owner *Lew DeWitt (1938–1990), American country musician and singer, member of The Statler Brothers *Lincoln DeWitt (born 1967), American skeleton racer *Lydia Maria Adams DeWitt (1859–1928), American pathologist and anatomist *Matt DeWitt (born 1977), American baseball player *Nellie Jane DeWitt (1895–1978), United States Navy Nurse Corps officer *Patrick deWitt (born 1975), Canadian novelist and screenwriter *Philip Elmer-DeWitt (born 1949), American writer and editor *Renee Dewitt (born 1986), American model *Richard W. DeWitt (1838–1909), American Civil War soldier *Robert L. DeWitt (died 2003), American Episcopal bishop *Rocky DeWitt, American politician from Iowa *Roscoe DeWitt (1894–1975), American architect *Rosemarie DeWitt (born 1974), American actress *Sam DeWitt, S.A. "Sam" DeWitt (1891–1963), American poet and socialist politician *Theresa DeWitt (born 1963), (born 1963), American sport shooter *William DeWitt Jr. (born 1941), American businessman *William Henry DeWitt (1827–1896), Tennessee politician

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*DeWitt Clinton Baxter (1829–1881), American artist and engraver *DeWitt Clinton Blair (1833–1915), American philanthropist and industrialist *DeWitt Bodeen (1908–1988), American screenwriter *DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), Governor of New York 1817–1822 and 1825–1828 *DeWitt Coffman (1854–1932), United States Navy admiral *DeWitt "Tex" Coulter (1924–2007), American football player *Dewitt Ellerbe (born 1981), American football player *DeWitt H. Fessenden (1885– >1952), American architect, critic, sketch artist, and author *De Witt C. Flanagan, De Witt Clinton Flanagan (1870–1903), U.S. Representative from New York *Dewitt Clinton Giddings (1827–1903), U.S. Representative from Texas *DeWitt Godfrey (born 1960, American sculptor *DeWitt Hale (born 1917), Texas politician *Dewitt Clinton Haskin (c.1824–1900), American civil engineer *DeWitt Hale (1917-2018), American lawyer and politician *DeWitt Henry (born 1941), American author and editor *DeWitt Hyde (1909–1986), U.S. Representative from Maryland *DeWitt Clinton Jansen (1840–1894), American hotelier *DeWitt Jennings (1871–1937), American film and stage actor *DeWitt Jones, American football coach *Dewitt Jones (born 1943), American photojournalist *Dewitt C. Leach, Dewitt Clinton Leach (1822–1909), Michigan politician and newspaperman *Dewitt Clinton Lewis (1822–1899), American Civil War soldier *DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn (1818–1892), Speaker of the New York Assembly 1855, 1857 and 1859–1861 *DeWitt Menyard (1944–2009), American basketball player *Dewitt Miller (1857–1911), American orator and book collector *R. DeWitt Miller (1910–1958), American science fiction writer *Dewitt H. Parker (1885–1949), American philosopher *DeWitt Peck (1894–1973), United States Marine Corps Major general *DeWitt Stetten Jr. (1909–1990), American biochemist *De Witt Sumners (born 1941), American mathematician *Thomas De Witt Talmage, T. De Witt Talmage (1832–1902), American religious leader *DeWitt Wallace (1889–1981), American co-founder of ''Reader's Digest'' *DeWitt Webb (1840–1917), American physician, politician, and amateur naturalist *DeWitt Weaver (1912–1998), American football player and coach *DeWitt Weaver (golfer) (born 1939), American golfer, son of above *DeWitt Williams (1919–2016), South Carolina politician *DeWitt C. Wilson, DeWitt Clinton Wilson (1827–1895), Wisconsin politician

Fictional characters

*Abby DeWitt, character from the Under the Dome (TV series), Under the Dome TV series *Addison DeWitt, character from the drama film ''All About Eve'' *Alexandra DeWitt, character from the ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'' DC Comics series *Elizabeth (BioShock), Anna DeWitt, birth name of the main character Elizabeth from the ''BioShock Infinite'' video game, biological daughter of Booker *List of characters in the BioShock series#Booker DeWitt, Booker DeWitt, the player protagonist of the ''BioShock Infinite'' video game *Will and Dewitt#Dewitt, Dewitt, an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic frog from the animated TV series ''Will and Dewitt'' *Emmett DeWitt, character from the film 10 Cloverfield Lane *Kearson DeWitt, Marvel Comics supervillain *Morgan DeWitt, character from the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' *Rose DeWitt Bukater, female protagonist of the film ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'' *Xander Dewitt, main character from the film Bixler High Private Eye

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