Hwitby English: habitational name from the port in North Yorkshire named Whitby, from Old Norse hvítr 'white' or the personal name Hvíti + býr 'farmstead', 'settlement', or from a place of the same name in Cheshire, originally named with Old English hwit 'white' (i.e. stone-built) + burh 'manor house', 'fortified place'.
Meaning: From the white farmstead
Origin: English