White

E86909

English-language surname family name surname

White is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, arts, sciences, and other fields.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English-language surname → family name → surname →
associatedConcept	color white →
category	color surnames → surnames derived from nicknames →
commonIn	English-speaking countries →
culturalAssociation	Anglo-Saxon heritage →
derivationType	descriptive surname →
etymology	derived from Old English hwīt meaning white → originally a nickname referring to fair hair or complexion → sometimes occupational or descriptive for someone who worked with white materials such as white cloth →
frequencyRank	among the most common surnames in England → among the most common surnames in the United States →
hasCognate	Bianco → Blanc → LeBlanc → Weiss →
hasGenderForm	used for all genders →
hasPatronymicForm	Whiteson →
hasPluralForm	Whites →
hasToponymicDerivatives	place names incorporating White →
hasVariant	Whyte → Wight → Witte →
isAmbiguousWith	English color term white →
languageOfOrigin	English →
listedIn	surname dictionaries of English →
nameStatus	established traditional surname →
nameType	hereditary surname →
notableBearersIn	arts → literature → music → politics → sciences → sports →
originPeriod	Middle Ages →
regionOfUsage	Australia → Canada → Ireland → New Zealand → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States →
spellingStability	relatively stable modern spelling →
usageType	primarily a family name rather than a given name →
usedIn	English-language onomastics →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Betty White → Byron R. White → Edward White → Frank White → Harry Dexter White → Maria White Lowell → Stanford White → T. H. White → Wallace H. White Jr. → William White →	familyName
Population Registration Act →	definedCategory