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In the Genealogy section of About.com the surname White is of English, Scottish, and Irish origin. Alternate spellings of White are Whyte, Whiet, Wight, and Whytte. Here is the link to check it out: http://genealogy.about.com/od/surname_meaning/p/white/htm.
| Share. Save Name. Last name origin & meaning: Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle Dutch, Middle High German hase, German Hase âhareâ, hence a nickname for a swift runner or a timorous or confused person, but in some cases perhaps a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a hare. Share. Save Name. Last name origin & meaning: Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle Dutch, Middle High German hase, German Hase âhareâ, hence a nickname for a swift runner or a timorous or confused person, but in some cases perhaps a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a hare.