• Source: Whitney (surname)

Whitney is an Old English surname that derives from the location of Whitney in Herefordshire, England. It was first mentioned in the Domesday Book with the spelling Witenie. The name probably refers to the River 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.




Notable people


Adeline Dutton Train Whitney (1824–1906), American writer
Amos Whitney (1832–1920), American mechanical engineer and inventor
Arthur Whitney (disambiguation), several people
Asa Whitney (1797–1872), American merchant and railroad visionary
Asa Whitney (canal commissioner) (1791–1874), American inventor, politician and manufacturer
Ashley Whitney (born 1979), American freestyle swimmer
Benson Whitney (born 1956), American businessman and ambassador
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney (1908–1998), American social figure
Bill Whitney (Willard Whitney) (active since 1979), American broadcaster
Carl Whitney (1913–1986), American Negro league baseball player
Charlotte Anita Whitney (1867–1955), American suffragist, civil rights activist, and Communist
Chris Whitney (born 1971), American basketball player
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899–1972), American financier and horse breeder
Courtney Whitney (1897–1969), American lawyer and Army commander during World War II
Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born 1963), American comedian better known as Larry the Cable Guy
Dorothy Payne Whitney (1887–1968), American heiress and philanthropist
Edward Baldwin Whitney (1857–1911), American judge and political organizer
Edwina Whitney (1868–1970), American librarian and college professor
Eleanore Whitney (1917–1983), American film actress
Eli Whitney (1765–1825), American inventor of the cotton gin
Elizabeth Whitney (treasurer) (active 1987–1989), American politician
Elizabeth Ann Whitney (1800–1882), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader, wife of Newel Kimball Whitney
Ghostemane (born Eric Whitney), American rapper
George Whitney (disambiguation), several people
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942), American social figure, wife of Harry Payne Whitney
Glayde Whitney (1939–2002), American geneticist
Gil Whitney (1940–1982), American television weather forecaster
Grace Lee Whitney (1930–2015), American actress
Harry Payne Whitney (1872–1930), American businessman and thoroughbred horsebreeder
Harry Whitney (1873–1936), American hunter and author who was in Greenland at the same time as Peary and Cook
Hassler Whitney (1907–1989), American mathematician, one of the founders of singularity theory
Henry Martyn Whitney (1824–1904), newspaper founder in the Kingdom of Hawaii
Henry Melville Whitney (1839–1923), American industrialist
James Whitney (disambiguation), several people called James or Jim
Joan Whitney Payson (1903–1975), American heiress (née Whitney)
John Whitney (disambiguation), several people called John or Jon
Josepha Newcomb Whitney (1871 – after 1955), American clubwoman, pacifist, suffragist, and politician
Josiah Whitney (1819–1896), American geologist, chief of the California Geological Survey, for whom Mount Whitney is named
Kahlil Whitney (born 2001), American basketball player
Katherine Whitney Curtis (1896–1979), creator of Synchronized Swimming
Lenar Whitney (born 1959), Louisiana politician
Marion Isabelle Whitney (1911–1998), American geologist
Marva Whitney (1944–2012), American funk singer
Mary Watson Whitney (1847–1921), American astronomer
Marylou Whitney (1925–2019), American horseracing figure, widow of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Meredith Whitney (born 1969), American businesswoman
Newel Kimball Whitney (1795–1850), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader
Orson F. Whitney (1855–1931), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader
Pauline Payne Whitney (1874–1916), American heiress
Payne Whitney (1876–1927), American businessman
Phyllis A. Whitney (1903–2008), American mystery writer
Ray Whitney (disambiguation), several people
Richard Whitney (disambiguation), several people called Rich or Richard
Robert Whitney (disambiguation), several people
Ruth Reinke Whitney (1928–1999), American magazine editor
Ryan Whitney (born 1983), American ice hockey player
Thomas Whitney (disambiguation), several people called Thomas or Tom
William Whitney (disambiguation), several people
Willis Rodney Whitney (1869–1958), American scientist




Fictional characters


Geraldine Weldon Whitney Saxon (active 1970–1984), Grand Dame widow to Senator Gordon Whitney and crime boss Anthony Saxon from The Edge of Night




See also


Whitney family
Witney (name)
Whitley (surname)




References

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