'''Witte''' (and de Witte) are Dutch and Low German surnames meaning "(the) white one". Witte can also be a patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alfred Witte (1878–1941), German astrologer * Barbara Witte (1922–1992), German politician * Carla Witte (1889–1943), German-Uruguayan painter, sculptor and teacher * Dave Witte, American drummer * Earl Witte (1906–1991), American football player * Edwin E. Witte (1887–1960), American economist, "father of social security" * Els Witte (born 1941), Belgian historian * Erich Witte (1911–2008), German stage actor, operatic tenor and opera director * George Witte (21st-century), American poet * Helmut Witte (1915–2005), German U-boat commander * Herman Witte (1909–1973), Dutch engineer and politician * Jean Carlo Witte (born 1977), Brazilian football (soccer) player * Jerry Witte (1915–2002), American baseball player * Joe Witte (born 1943), American weatherman * John Witte (1933–1993), American football player * John Witte, Jr. (born 1959), Canadian-American legal scholar * Karl Witte (1800–1883), German jurist and Dante Alighieri scholar * Keiser Witte (born 1995), American weightlifter * Laura Witte (1869–1939), American-born suffragette active in Germany * Les Witte (1911–1973), American college basketball player * Luke Witte (born 1950), American basketball player * Michael Witte (born 1944), American-born illustrator and cartoonist * Otto Witte (1872–1958), German circus acrobat * Philip Witte (born 1984), German field hockey player * Russ Witte (1916–2016), American swimmer * Sergei Witte (1849–1915), Russian policy-maker * Terry L. Witte (born 1952), American attorney and politician * William Witte FRSE (1907–1992), Slovak-British scholar of German language and literature * William Henry Witte (1817–1876), American politician
==As a given name== * Witte van Haemstede (c. 1281 – 1321), Dutch nobility, son of Floris V, Count of Holland * Witte de With (1599–1658), Dutch naval officer
==Other== * Witte Museum * Witte Automotive
==See also== * Witt (disambiguation)
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Low German surnames Category:Surnames of Jewish origin