White Family Crest and Name History

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Suggested Readings for White
Surname Notables
About Family Crests
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Origins Available: English-Alt, English, Irish, Scottish

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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Armorial histories

Armorial histories for the name White.

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Clip art

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Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name White.

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Family Crest

Family Crest for the name White.

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Family Tree displaying the family crest for the name White.

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Hand Painted Plaques emphasing the White family crest.

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Mouse pads revealing the White family crest.

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Plaques and Frames with the coat of arms for the name White.

Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name White.

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Travel Mugs displaying the family crest for the name White.

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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.