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White Family History
White Genealogy & Family TreeWhite is a Scottish name first found in Coldingham in Berwickshire, Scotland, and refers to someone who is pale or fair-haired. It may also come from the Isle of Wight off the English coast. The earliest known White on record was Wulfnoo hwita in 925 B.C., recorded in an early English charter. It is the sixteenth most common surname in the United Kingdom and the twentieth most popular in the United States. Roots for this name can also be found in England and Ireland. The family motto is Labore parta, meaning “Acquired by work.”
Other spellings include “Whyte,” “Whiet,” “Whytte,” and “Wight.” Notable people with the surname include American actor Jaleel White (better known as Steve Urkel on Family Matters), American astronaut Lieutenant Colonel Edward Higgins White II (killed on Apollo 1), American singer Barry White, American musician Jack White (The White Stripes), American television personality Vanna White (Wheel of Fortune), and American actress Betty White (The Golden Girls, The Proposal, Hot in Cleveland). The first Whites to come to America were William and Susannah White in Massachusetts in 1620.
White Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Edward White (White -- --, 1570 December 0, 1594
- Phillip White White -- --, 1628 December 16, 1650
- Phillip White White -- --, 1628 December 16, 1650
- Phillip White White -- --, 1628 December 16, 1650
- Phillip White White -- --, 1628 December 16, 1650
White Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Phillip White White -- --, 1628 December 16, 1650
- Jane White -- --, 1585 April 8, 1628
- Anna F. White -- --, 1815 March 5, 1864 South Carolina
- William White -- --, 1828 September 20, 1863 South Carolina
- Nancy Ann White -- --, 1770 December 0, 1834 North Carolina
