Witwicky is a surname frequently used by characters in the Transformers franchise.
Contrary to popular belief, Witwicky is a real name... but a vanishingly rare one. The U.S. Social Security Death Index records the passing of only two people with that name in the United States in the last 50 years.[1] However, the alternate spelling Witwicki is a relatively more common one, occurring 33 times in the Social Security Death Index.[2] It is possible that the name originates from the Poland/Ukraine area of Eastern Europe, specifically the village of Witwica, and that the name itself means 'the one from Witwica'.[3]
- Witwicky (Primax)
- Witwicky (Tyran)
- Witwicky (Tyran)/707.04 Delta — a family featured in the first three live action films. Later revealed in Transformers: The Last Knight to be part of the larger Witwiccan secret society.
- Witwicky (Tyran)/207.28 Gamma — a family featured in the IDW/Target movie prequel comics, featuring additional family members in addition to the ones based on their counterparts in the 2007 movie.
- Witwicky (Malgus)
- Witwicky (Malgus)/1207.26 Alpha — featured in the Transformers Animated television series.
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