White (surname)

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See also: Whyte (surname) and Wight (surname)

White is a surname either of English[1] or of Scottish and Irish origin, the latter being an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacGillebhàin, "Son of the fair gillie" and the Irish "Mac Faoitigh" or "de Faoite".[2][3][4] It is the seventeenth most common surname in England.[5] In the 1990 United States Census, "White" ranked fourteenth among all reported surnames in frequency, accounting for 0.28% of the population.[6] By 2000, White had fallen to position 20 in the United States[7] and 22nd position by 2014[5]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • White (Hampshire cricketer) (active 1789–1797, full name unknown), English cricketer
  • White (Surrey cricketer) (active 1850, full name unknown), English cricketer

A[]

  • Aaron White (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player
  • Adam White (disambiguation), several people
  • Addison White (1824–1909), American politician
  • Adlyn White (1929–2017), Jamaican educator and Christian minister
  • Al White (disambiguation), several people
  • Alan White (disambiguation), several people
  • Alex White (disambiguation), several people
  • Alexander White (disambiguation), several people
  • Alfred Holmes White (1873–1953), American chemical engineering professor
  • Alfred Tredway White, American housing reformer
  • Alice White (1904–1983), American actress
  • Allie White (1915–1996), American football player
  • Andrew Dickson White, US diplomat and co-founder of Cornell University
  • Andrew White (disambiguation), several people
  • Andy White (disambiguation), several people
  • Anthony White (disambiguation), several people
  • Azellia White (1913–2019), American aviator

B[]

  • Barclay White (1821–1906), Superintendent of Indian Affairs under President Grant
  • Barry White (1944–2003), American soul and disco singer
  • Bartow White (1776–1862), US Congressman from New York
  • Benjamin White (disambiguation), several people
  • Betty White (1922–2021), American actress
  • Beverly White (1928-2021), American activist and politician
  • Bill White (disambiguation), several people
  • Blaire White (born 1993), American YouTuber and political commentator
  • Bodi White, Louisiana politician
  • Bree White (born 1981), Australian rules footballer
  • Brendan White (born 1992), Australian association football player
  • Brett White (executive), chief executive officer of the investment firm CBRE Group
  • Brian White (disambiguation), several people
  • Brooke White (born 1983), American singer-songwriter and American Idol contestant
  • Bryan D. White (1936–2017), general secretary and CEO of Moose International in Great Britain
  • Buck White (born 1930), member of the American country music vocal group The Whites
  • Bukka White (Booker T. Washington White) (1909–1977), American Delta blues guitarist and singer
  • Byron White (1917-2002), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

C[]

  • Cameron White, Australian cricketer
  • Charlie White (figure skater), American Olympic silver, bronze, and gold medalist ice dancer
  • Cr1TiKaL (Charles White Jr., born 1994), American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, podcaster, actor, musician, and businessman
  • Charline White, Michigan politician
  • Charlotte Price White, (1873 - 1932), Welsh suffragist and politician
  • Charmaine White Face, American human rights activist
  • Cheryl White (born 1955), member of the American country music vocal group The Whites
  • Chilton A. White (1826–1900), US Representative from Ohio
  • Christian Streit White (1839–1917), West Virginia politician
  • Christopher White (disambiguation), several people
  • Clarence White (1944–1973), American bluegrass and country guitarist (Kentucky Colonels, The Byrds)
  • Coby White (born 2000), American basketball player
  • Colin White (disambiguation), several people
  • Compton I. White, Jr., US Representative from Idaho
  • Compton I. White, US Representative from Idaho
  • Curtis White (author), American essayist

D[]

  • Dan White (disambiguation), several people
  • Dana White (born 1969), American MMA promoter and president of UFC
  • Danny White (born 1952), American football player
  • Darren White (disambiguation), several people
  • David White (disambiguation), several people
  • Davin White (born 1981), American basketball player
  • Deacon White, aka James "Deacon" White, (1847–1939), baseball star
  • Denny White, Ohio politician
  • Des White, New Zealand rugby league footballer
  • Desmond White (footballer) (1911–1985), Scottish footballer
  • Devin White (born 1998), American football player
  • Devon White (baseball), Jamaican American baseball player
  • Doc White, American baseball player
  • Donny White, American college sports coach and administrator
  • Doug White (disambiguation), several people
  • Douglas R. White (born 1942), American anthropologist
  • Duncan White (1918–1998), Sri Lankan Burgher athlete, first to win an Olympic medal for Sri Lanka

E[]

  • E. B. White (1899–1985), American children's book author
  • Ed White (astronaut) (1930–1967), American astronaut
  • Eden White (born 1970), American singer-songwriter
  • Edith White (1855–1946), American painter
  • Edith Grace White (1890–1975), American zoologist
  • Edmund White (born 1940), American literary critic
  • Edward White (disambiguation) (or Ed White), several people
  • Eg White (born 1966 as Francis White), British musician, songwriter and producer
  • Elizabeth Coleman White (1871–1954), pioneering American blueberry breeder and vendor
  • Ellen White (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
  • Ellen G. White (1827–1915), American Christian pioneer
  • Erica White (born 1986), American basketball player
  • Erica White (artist) (1904–1991), British sculptor
  • Erik White (Canadian football), American football player of Canadian football
  • Erik White, American music director
  • Erin White, Canadian softball first baseman
  • Ethel Lina White (1876–1944), British crime writer

F[]

G[]

  • Gary White (disambiguation), several people
  • Genevieve Beatrice White (1913–2009), also known as Genevieve Pezet, American-born French artist
  • George Henry White, North Carolina politician
  • George White (British Army officer), British general
  • George White (Ohio politician), governor of Ohio
  • Gilbert F. White (1911–2006), American geographer
  • Gilbert White (1720–1793), English naturalist
  • Gillian White (actor) (born 1975), American actor
  • Gillian White (lawyer) (1936–2016), English professor of international law
  • Gillian White (sculptor) (born 1939), English sculptor
  • Gillian White (writer) (1945–2020), English writer

H[]

  • Harry Dexter White, American economist, US representative to the Bretton Woods Conference
  • Henry White (disambiguation), several people
  • Horace White (writer) (1834–1916), American journalist and financial writer
  • Horace White, American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Horace Henry White (1864–1946), American lawyer and civic leader from Louisiana
  • Howard White (footballer) (born 1954), English footballer
  • Hugh L. White, American politician from Mississippi

I[]

J[]

  • Jack White (disambiguation), several people
  • Jake White (born 1963), South African rugby union coach
  • Jaleel White (born 1976), American actor
  • James White (disambiguation), several people
  • Jamie White, American radio host and actress
  • Jan White (born 1948), American football player
  • Javin White (born 1997), American football player
  • Jay White (mixed martial artist) (born 1978), American MMA fighter
  • Jay White (born 1992), New Zealand professional wrestler
  • Jeff White (Australian footballer)
  • Jeordie White aka Twiggy Ramirez (born 1971), American bassist and guitarist
  • Jimmy White, English professional snooker player
  • Jock White, Scottish footballer
  • Joe White (disambiguation), several people
  • John White (disambiguation), several people
  • Jordan White (musician) (born 1982), American rock musician and singer-songwriter
  • Jose White (American football) (born 1973), American football player
  • Joseph Blanco White (1775–1841), Spanish theologian
  • Julian White (born 1973), English rugby union footballer

K[]

  • Karen Malina White (born 1965), American actress
  • Karyn White (born 1965), American R&B singer during the late 1980s and early 1990s
  • Katie White (born 1983), British singer in The Ting Tings
  • Keith White (yachtsman), British physically disabled yachtsman, attempted world solo circumnavigation in 2015
  • Kelli White, American sprinter
  • Kerwin White, former ring name of American wrestler Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
  • Kevin White (disambiguation), several people
  • Kyzir White (born 1996), American football player

L[]

  • Lari White (1965–2018), American country music singer
  • Lawrence White (disambiguation), several people
  • Lee White (actor) (1888–1949), American actor of the stage, screen and radio
  • Lee White (American football) (born 1946), American football player
  • Lee C. White (1923–2013), advisor to President Kennedy and President Johnson
  • Leo White (1882–1948), English-American film and stage actor who appeared in many Charlie Chaplin films
  • Leo White (judoka) (born 1957), member of the US olympic judo team
  • Leon White (1955–2018), American professional wrestler better known as Big Van Vader or Vader
  • Leslie White (1900–1975), American anthropologist
  • Liz White (actress) (born 1979), British actress
  • Loren H. White (1863–1923), New York state senator
  • Lulu Belle Madison White (1900–1957), American teacher and civil rights activist

M[]

  • Malcolm White (cricketer) (1924–2009), English cricketer
  • Malinda Brumfield White (born 1967), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
  • Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and documentary photographer
  • Margaret Matilda White (1868–1910), New Zealand photographer
  • Mark White (disambiguation), several people
  • Marquez White (born 1994), American football player
  • Mary White (disambiguation), several people
  • Maureen White, Canadian theatre director, actor, and playwright
  • Maurice White (1941–2016), American musician, founder and leader of the band Earth, Wind & Fire
  • Meg White (born 1974), American musician, drummer in The White Stripes
  • Michael White (disambiguation), several people, includes Mike White
  • Minor White, American photographer
  • Morgan White (gymnast) (born 1983), American gymnast
  • Morgan White (radio DJ) (1924–2010), American radio disc jockey and actor

N[]

  • Nancy White (disambiguation), several people
  • Nathaniel White (born 1960), American serial killer
  • Nettie L. White (c. 1850 – 1921), American suffragist and stenographer
  • Nicholas White (disambiguation), several people
  • Noel White (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer

O[]

  • Oliver White (born 1995), British YouTube personality
  • Onna White (1922–2005), Canadian choreographer and dancer

P[]

  • Pat White (American football) (born 1986), American football quarterback
  • Patrick White (1912–1990), Australian author
  • Paul Dudley White (1886–1973), American cardiologist
  • Percy White, Australian rugby league footballer
  • Peregrine White (1620–1704), first child born to the Pilgrims in New England
  • Peter White (disambiguation), several people
  • Portia White (1911–1968), Canadian operatic contralto

R[]

S[]

  • Sallie Joy White (1847–1909), American journalist
  • Sammy White (disambiguation), several people
  • Sandra White, Scottish politician
  • Sharon White, lead singer of American country music group The Whites
  • Shaun White (born 1986), American snowboarder and skateboarder
  • Sheila White (abolitionist) (born 1988), American abolitionist and human trafficking victim
  • Sheila White (actress) (1948–2018), British film, television and stage actress
  • Simon White (born 1951), British astrophysicist
  • Slappy White (1924–1995), American comedian and actor
  • Snowy White (Terence Charles 'Snowy' White) (born 1948), English guitarist
  • Spencer White (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
  • Stanford White (1853–1906), American architect, member of the firm McKim, Mead, and White
  • Stephen White (disambiguation), several people
  • Steve White (disambiguation), several people
  • Steven White (disambiguation), several people
  • Stewart Edward White (1873–1946), American novelist and outdoorsman
  • Stewart White (journalist), British television newsreader and presenter

T[]

  • T. H. White (1906–1964), English author, known for The Once and Future King
  • Ted White (author) (born 1938), American science fiction writer and music critic
  • Terri White (born 1948), American singer and actress
  • The Whites, American country music vocal group
  • Theodore H. White (1915–1986), American journalist
  • Thomas White (disambiguation) (or Tom White)
  • Timothy White (disambiguation) (or Tim White)
  • Timothy White, ship's chandler and pharmacist, founder of British retailer Timothy Whites
  • Todd White, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Tony Joe White (1943–2018), American singer-songwriter
  • Tony White (disambiguation), several people
  • Tre'Davious White (born 1995), American football player

V[]

  • Vanessa White (born 1989), British singer and songwriter
  • Vanna White (born 1957), American television personality
  • Verdine White (born 1951), American musician, younger brother of Maurice White, bass guitarist in Earth, Wind & Fire
  • Vince White (born 1960), English guitarist who replaced Joe Strummer in The Clash
  • Violetta Susan White (1875–1949), American mycologist

W[]

  • Walter Francis White (1893–1955), American civil rights activist
  • Warren White (disambiguation), several people
  • Wendy Tan White (born 1970), British technology company executive
  • Wendy White (tennis), American professional tennis player
  • Sir Willard White (born 1946), Jamaican-born British operatic bass-baritone
  • William White (disambiguation), several people
  • Willie White (disambiguation), several people

Z[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Brad White, a character in 2001 psychological horror movie Frailty
  • Cammy White, from the Street Fighter video game series
  • Carrie White, title character from the Stephen King novel and movie Carrie
  • Frank White, lead character in the 1990 film King of New York
  • Perry White, supporting character in the Superman comics
  • Snow White, protagonist of German fairy tales
  • Mrs. White, one of six original Cluedo characters
  • Redd White, from the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
  • Walter White, protagonist of the American television series Breaking Bad

References[]

  1. ^ White Meaning at Forebears
  2. ^ "White Family History".
  3. ^ "Irish Surname – White".
  4. ^ Scottish Clans and their Tartans (1958), W. and A. K. Johnson, p. 22
  5. ^ a b White Distribution at Forebears
  6. ^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). 1990 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1–100). Retrieved on 4 July 2008.
  7. ^ Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000
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