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WHYTE

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There are approximately 15,189 people named Whyte in the UK. That makes it the 663rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 240 are named Whyte.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

White
Whight
Whit
Whites
Whitt
Whitey
Whyde
Whye
Whittey
Whited
Whitty
Whtie
Whittie
Whighte
Whuyt
Whyghte
Whihte
Whitte
Whiite
Whyght
Whittes
Whitye
Whiyte
White's
Whiit
Whitea
Whitew
Whitei
Whitee
Whiteu
Whitz
Whity
Whittye

The Whyte surname in historical dictionaries

WHYTE. The Scottish form of White. The Whytes, anciently free barons in the shires of Fife, Perth, &c., are said to have sprung from the noble family of Le Blanc in France. B.L.G.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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