White (surname)

White is a surname either of English 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". It is the seventeenth most common surname in England. In the 1990 United States Census, "White" ranked fourteenth among all reported surnames in frequency, accounting for 0.28% of the population. By 2000, White had fallen to position 20 in the United States and 22nd position by 2014

Notable people with the surname include:

A–B

  • Aaron White (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player
  • Adam White (disambiguation)
  • Adam White (zoologist) (1817–1879), Scottish zoologist
  • Al White (disambiguation)
  • Alan White (Oasis drummer) (born 1972), onetime drummer in the English rock band Oasis
  • Alan White (Yes drummer) (born 1949), English rock drummer known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes
  • Alan White (disambiguation)
  • Alex White (disambiguation)
  • Alexander White (Alabama) (1816–1893), U.S. Congressman from Alabama
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    The Philadelphia Tribune 28 Mar 2025
    During the lifetime of many of you and certainly during the lifetime of most of your parents, Black women- unlike white women- weren't addressed by their surname and weren't called “Miss” or “Mrs.” (or “Ms.”) in America's courtrooms ....

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    China Daily 23 Mar 2025
    In Shenzhen, a Chinese father surnamed Li no ... "Compared to the special forces-style travel, I prefer finding a comfortable hotel for a vacation," said a white-collar worker from Shanghai surnamed Ni.

    China Focus: Family-friendly resorts emerge as new weekend escape for Chinese parents

    China.dot.org 22 Mar 2025
    In Shenzhen, a Chinese father surnamed Li no ... "Compared to the special forces-style travel, I prefer finding a comfortable hotel for a vacation," said a white-collar worker from Shanghai surnamed Ni.

    37 celebrity couples who wrote and recorded music together

    Business Insider 21 Mar 2025
    Jack and Meg White formed The White ... The couple subsequently named their band after her surname, performed for the first time as The White Stripes in 1997, and released their debut album in 1999.
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