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This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword white.
usage
meaning
Alba Spanish
From a Spanish nickname meaning "white".
Albescu Romanian
Derived from Romanian alb meaning "white".
Albu Romanian
From Romanian alb meaning "white".
Bai Chinese
From Chinese (bái) meaning "white".
Bianchi Italian
From Italian bianco meaning "white", originally given to a person who was white-haired or extremely pale.
Blackman English
From a nickname, a variant of Black.
Blake English
Variant of Black. A famous bearer was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827).
Blanc French
Means "white" in French. The name referred to a person who was pale, or whose hair was blond.
Blanchet French
From a diminutive of the name Blanc.
Blanco Spanish
Means "white" in Spanish. The name most likely referred to a person who was pale or had blond hair.
Cano Spanish
Means "white-haired, old" in Spanish, from Latin canus.
De Wit Dutch
Variant of De Witte.
De Witte Dutch
Means "the white" in Dutch, a nickname for a person with white hair.
Fehér Hungarian
Means "white" in Hungarian, originally referring to a person with white hair or complexion.
Leblanc French
Means "the white", from French blanc "white". The name referred to a person who was pale or whose hair was blond.
Shirai Japanese
From Japanese (shira) meaning "white" and (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Shiraishi Japanese
From Japanese (shira) meaning "white" and (ishi) meaning "stone".
Shirakawa Japanese
From Japanese (shira) meaning "white" and (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Shiratori Japanese
From Japanese (shira) meaning "white" and (tori) meaning "bird".
Villalba Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various Spanish places by this name. It is derived from Spanish villa "town" and alba "white".
Weiss German, Yiddish
From Middle High German wiz or Yiddish װייַס (vais) meaning "white". This was originally a nickname for a person with white hair or skin.
Weiß German
Variant of Weiss.
Whitaker English
From a place name composed of Old English hwit "white" and æcer "field".
White English
Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English hwit "white".
Whitehead English
Nickname for someone with white or light-coloured hair, from Old English hwit "white" and heafod "head".
Whittemore English
From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and mor "moor, heath, bog".
Whittle English
From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and hyll "hill".