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Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈwɪt.bɹɛd/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsWhitebread

Meaning & History

Either a metonymic occupational name from Middle English whit bred "white bread" or whete bred "wheat bread" denoting someone who baked or sold bread of the best quality made from wheat. Or a nickname for someone with a white beard Middle English whit berd. Cognate of Weisbrod and variant of Whitebread.
Added yesterday by Paradiso36