White Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname White

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Suggested Readings for White
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About Family Crests

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Where did the English White family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the White family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The bearers of White and its variants are generally thought to have come from the noble family of Le Blancs in Normandy, who traveled to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest. Although the name certainly came to Britain from Normandy, there is some speculation that it already existed in Britain prior to the conquest. The word "white" itself is derived from the Old English word "hwit." This name was most likely originally used as a nickname for a person with white hair or a pale complexion.

Spelling variations of this family name include: White, Whyte, Wight and others.

First found in Durham, where the White family held a seat from very early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William White and his wife Susannah, who immigrated to Plymouth in 1620 with their sons Resolve and Peregrine (the latter born in Cape Cod Harbour on board the Mayflower in 1620.

For more information on the last name White, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name White

The Ancestors of Daniel White, 1777-1836 and His Wife, Sarah Ford by Paula Porter Griffin.
Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family, from 1607-8 to 1895 By Thomas and Samuel Whit.
Family Ties of Roy Harold Murray: Ancestors and Descendants of the Murray, White, Waybright Families by Miriam Adams Cloud Murray.

Some noteworthy people of the name White

Jaleel White (b. 1976), television actor best known for his role as Steven Urkel on the show "Family Matters"
Edward Higgins White II (1930-1967), American astronaut on the Apollo 1 capsule
Rod White (b. 1977), American archer who co-won a Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympic Games
Canvass White (1790-1834), American civil engineer
Elwyn Brooks White (1899-1985), American essayist/children's novelist awarded a special citation in 1978 by the Pulitzer Prize board
Leslie Alvin White (1900-1975), American cultural anthropologist
Minor White (1908-1976), American photographer and editor
Paul Dudley White (1886-1973), American cardiologist
Pearl Fay White (1892-1938), American cinema actress
Richard Grant White (1821-1885), American Shakespearean scholar
William Allen White (1868-1944), American editor and writer
Joseph B. White, American reporter who co-won (with Paul Ingrassia) the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting
Theodore Harold White (1915-1986), American political journalist, historian, and novelist awarded the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
Henry Kirk White (1785-1806), English poet
Terence Hanbury White (1906-1964), English novelist
William Hale White (1831-1913), English writer
Newman Ivey White (1892-1948), a professor of English at Duke University
Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White VC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO (1835-1912), British Army officer awarded the Victoria Cross
James White, Dublin art critic and director of the national gallery of Ireland (1964-80)
Patrick White (1912-1990), Australian novelist, awarded the 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature
Kenneth White (b. 1936), Scottish poet

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the White family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the White coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the White genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The White Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The White Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.