WhiteEnglish Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English hwit"white".
WhiteheadEnglish Nickname for someone with white or light-coloured hair, from Old English hwit"white" and heafod "head".
WhitneyEnglish Originally from the name of an English town, meaning "white island" in Old English.
WhittemoreEnglish From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and mor "moor, heath, bog".
WhittleEnglish From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and hyll "hill".
WickhamEnglish From any of various towns by this name in England, notably in Hampshire. They are derived from Old English wic "village, town" (of Latin origin) and ham "home, settlement".
WildEnglish, German Means "wild, untamed, uncontrolled", derived from Old English wilde. This was either a nickname for a person who behaved in a wild manner or a topographic name for someone who lived on overgrown land.
WinterEnglish, German, Swedish From Old English winter or Old High German wintar meaning "winter". This was a nickname for a person with a cold personality.
WinterbottomEnglish From Old English winter meaning "winter" and botm meaning "ground, soil, bottom". This name probably referred to a winter pasture at the bottom of a lowland valley.
WomackEnglish Of uncertain origin. One theory suggests that it indicated a dweller by a hollow oak tree, derived from Old English womb "hollow" and ac "oak".
WoodEnglish, Scottish Originally denoted one who lived in or worked in a forest, derived from Old English wudu"wood".
WraggeEnglish Derived from the Old Danish given name Wraghi, a variant of Vragi.
WrayEnglish Originally denoted someone who came from any of the various places of this name in northern England, from Old Norse vrá meaning "corner, nook".
Wright 1English From Old English wyrhta meaning "wright, maker", an occupational name for someone who was a craftsman. Famous bearers were Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventors of the first successful airplane.
WyndhamEnglish From the name of the town of Wymondham, meaning "home belonging to Wigmund", from the given name Wigmund combined with Old English ham meaning "home, settlement".
YoxallEnglish Originally indicated a person from the town of Yoxall in Staffordshire, itself derived from Old English geoc "oxen yoke" and halh "nook, recess".
ZilbersteinJewish Ornamental name meaning "silver stone", from Yiddish זילבער (zilber) and שטיין (shtein), both of Old High German origin.
ZiskindJewish Ornamental name meaning "sweet child", from Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet" and קינד (kind) meaning "child", both words of Old High German origin.