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White

in Illinois

There are 15,943 people with the last name "White" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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White 18
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  1. is 14th most common Taylor
  2. is 15th most common Harris
  3. is 16th most common Rodriguez
  4. is 17th most common Martinez
  5. is 18th most common White
  6. is 19th most common Martin
  7. is 20th most common Hernandez
  8. is 21st most common Lee
  9. is 22nd most common Thompson

Most Common First Names for White

James, Robert, William, Michael, David, John, Mary, Charles, Richard, Thomas

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, and Irish: from Middle English whit ‘white’, hence a nickname for someone with white hair or an unnaturally pale complexion. In some cases it represents a Middle English personal name, from an Old English byname, Hwīt(a), of this origin. As a Scottish and Irish surname it has been widely used as a translation of the many Gaelic names based on bán ‘white’ (see Bain 1) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). There has also been some confusion with Wight.

Translated form of cognate and equivalent names in other languages, such as German Weiss, French Blanc, Polish Białas (see Bialas), etc.

FOREBEARS Peregrine White (1620–1704), brother of Resolved, was born in Cape Cod harbor on board the Mayflower, thus becoming the first child of English descent to be born in New England. His father, William White, was the son of the rector of Barham, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England; he died in 1621 during the first winter at Plymouth Colony.John White, who came to Cambridge, MA, in 1632 and who was later one of the founders of Hartford, CT, is the ancestor of a noted American family, which included the architect Stanford White (1853–1906). The name was brought to North America from the British Isles independently by many other bearers from the 17th century onward.

Recent Searches for "White" in Illinois

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