White surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The White surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 639,515 people carried this name — #20 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 422 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

277 people named White live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 65
Vaud 48
Geneva 48
Aargau 28
St. Gallen 14
Basel-Landschaft 14
Bern 12
Thurgau 9

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 226 people named White.

Most of them — 158 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often French Polynesia.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 158
French Polynesia 13
Haute-Marne 13
Paris 10
Pas-de-Calais 5
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Sarthe 3
Ain 3
Charente-Maritime 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

127 people named White have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 342 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 28
Lower Silesian 16
Greater Poland 15
Lesser Poland 11
Subcarpathian 9
Lublin 8
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 8
Silesian 8

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 97 people named White live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 34
West Flanders 23
Flemish Brabant 14
Antwerp 7
East Flanders 7
Hainaut 7
Walloon Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

White in American newspapers,
1898–1919.

Newspaper page from The White Mountain Echo And Tourist's Register carrying the name White
The White Mountain Echo And Tourist's Register 1900-09-01
Newspaper page from The Columbus Dispatch carrying the name White
The Columbus Dispatch 1919-06-15
Newspaper page from The Columbus Dispatch carrying the name White
The Columbus Dispatch 1919-06-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,325,616 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named White,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Douglas White
    Douglas White war correspondent
  • Harold White
    Harold White association football player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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