Withee Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Withee began as an English family name. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “dweller at a willow tree”. Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood. The name also appears as Withey.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Withee with 849 bearers, at rank 28,176.

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Withee coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line. Research your Withee family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.