White

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Descriptive surname derived from Old English 'hwīt', meaning 'white'. It typically referred to a person with very fair hair or a pale complexion, though it could also denote someone who habitually wore white clothing. As one of the simplest colour-based descriptors in the English language, White arose independently in many localities and spread throughout England, Scotland, and later the English-speaking diaspora.