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Where did the Scottish White family come from? What is the Scottish 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?

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

First found in Coldingham, where "Uuiaett Hwite" witnessed King Eadgar's charter of Coldingham sometime between the years 1097 and 1107.

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 (who was born in Cape Cod Harbour on board the Mayflower in 1620.

Motto Translated: Acquired by work.


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
  • Edward Higgins White II (1930-1967), American astronaut
  • Rod White, American archer
  • Canvass White (1790-1834), American civil engineer
  • Elwyn Brooks White (1899-1985), American essayist/children's novelist
  • 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
  • Kenneth White (b. 1936), Scottish poet
  • Sir George Stuart White (1835-1912), of Whitehall, County Antrim, 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
  • Admiral Sir Henry White,
  • Erica White, sculptor
  • Rev. Ian White, Dean of Canterbury
  • Jaleel White (b. 1976), television actor best known for his role as Steven Urkel on the show "Family Matters"
  • Edward H White (1930-1967), one of the pilots of Apollo 1 which suffered a capsule fire during a test on January 27, 1967
  • Gilbert White (1720-1793), English clergyman
  • Henry Kirk White (1785-1806), English poet
  • Joseph White (1775-1841), British theologian
  • Terence Hanbury White (1906-1964), English novelist
  • William Hale White (1831-1913), English writer


Tell Me More About Family Crests


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.

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