- Whitney (surname)
Whitney is an Old English surname that derives from the location of Whitney in
Herefordshire ,England . It was first mentioned in theDomesday Book with the spelling Witenie. The most plausible meaning for the name is "White Water", from the Anglo-Saxon "hwit" (white) and "ey" (water), and probably refers to theRiver Wye which runs through the area and which can become a torrent when heavy rains in the Welsh mountains cause it to swell. This surname has also been used as a first name for both males and females, and many locations around the world have been named Whitney after individuals with this name.Whitney may refer to:
*Adeline Dutton Train Whitney , American writer
*Amos Whitney , American mechanical engineer and inventor
*Arthur Whitney , American computer scientist, developer of theK programming language
*Asa Whitney , American businessman and railroad visionary
*Ashley Whitney , American freestyle swimmer
*Benson Whitney , American businessman and ambassador
*Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney , American social figure
*Carl Whitney , American Negro League baseball player
*Chris Whitney , American basketball player
*Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney , American financier and horse breeder, son of Harry Payne Whitney
*Courtney Whitney , American lawyer and Army commander during World War II and the occupation of Japan
* Dan Whitney, American comedian also known asLarry the Cable Guy
*Dorothy Payne Whitney , American heiress and philanthropist, daughter of William C. Whitney
*Edward Baldwin Whitney , American judge and political organizer
*Eli Whitney , American inventor of thecotton gin
*Elizabeth Whitney , American politician
*Elizabeth Ann Whitney , Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader, wife of Newel Kimball Whitney
*Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney , American social figure, wife of Harry Payne Whitney
*Glayde Whitney , American geneticist
*Grace Lee Whitney , American actress
*Harry Payne Whitney , American businessman and thoroughbred horsebreeder, son of William C. Whitney
*Hassler Whitney , American mathematician, one of the founders ofsingularity theory
*James Whitney , Canadian politician
* James Whitney, filmmaker
*James Pounder Whitney , British church historian
*Joan Whitney , American heiressJoan Whitney Payson
*John Whitney , American computer animator
*John "Charlie" Whitney , British guitarist
*John Hay Whitney , American financier and ambassador, son of Payne Whitney
*Jon Whitney , American DJ and web developer
*Josiah Whitney , American geologist, chief of the California Geological Survey (1860-1874), for whomMount Whitney is named
*Marva Whitney , American funk singer
*Mary Watson Whitney , American astronomer
*Marylou Whitney , American horseracing figure, widow of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
*Morgan Whitney , Australian cricketer
*Newel Kimball Whitney , Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader
*Orson F. Whitney , Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader
*Pauline Payne Whitney , American heiress, daughter of William C. Whitney
*Payne Whitney , American businessman, son of William C. Whitney
*Phyllis A. Whitney , American mystery writer
* Ray Whitney, British politician
* Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player
*Rich Whitney , American politician
*Richard Whitney , American financier
*Robert A. Whitney , American public health official
*Ryan Whitney , American ice hocker player
*William C. Whitney , American politician and financier, founder of theWhitney family , prominent in business and racing
*William Dwight Whitney , American grammarian and lexicographer
*Willis Rodney Whitney , American scientistee also
* [http://wiki.whitneygen.org/ Whitney Research Group] - an informal group of individuals interested in the scholarly research of Whitney families around the world and throughout history.
*Whitney
*Whitley
*List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames surname|Whitney
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