Witt is a short English and German surname from the Old English hwit and Middle Low German witt, "white", originally for someone with fair hair or a pale complexion; it is also a clipped form of DeWitt. One syllable and a crisp ending put it next to Knox and Beck. Witt was rare at number 8711 in 2015 and has risen steadily to number 2986 in 2025, its best rank to date.