Family name ויטסון (Whitson 
, ויטסון 
) , all around the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen ויטסון is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Very seldom, ויטסון is the forename as well as the last name.