Where Does the Vitenbergs Surname Come From?

Vitenbergs is a familiar spelling of the German name Wittenberg. In origin, the name means “Someone from Wittenberg, white mountain”.

• Records show Vitenbergs as one of the forms Wittenberg took over time.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• The same family of names includes Vitenberga and Wittenberger.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Wittenberg and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Vitenbergs family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.