Whyte (surname)

See also: White (surname) and Wight (surname)

WhytePronunciation| Why-t

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Origin
Word/name| Latin
Meaning| a color devoid of other colors
Other names
Variant form(s)| White (surname)
Wight (surname)

Whyte is a surname and an older English spelling of White, and may refer to:

* Alain Whyte, an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter
* Alexander Whyte, was a Scottish divine. He was born at Kirriemuir in Forfarshire in Scotland
* Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte, (1883–1970) British politician
* Alison Whyte, a Tasmanian-born Australian actress
* Angela Whyte, Canadian athlete
* Archie Whyte, Scottish footballer
* Arthur Mornington Whyte (1921–2014), South Australian politician
* Chris Whyte, English footballer (Leeds United AFC)
* Christopher Whyte (writer), Scottish writer
* Cosmo Whyte (born 1982), Jamaican-born American visual artist
* Craig Whyte, Scottish businessman (Rangers FC)
* David Whyte (footballer), English footballer
* Derek Whyte, Scottish footballer (Celtic FC, Middlesbrough FC, Aberdeen FC and Partick Thistle FC)
* Dillian Whyte, professional boxer
* Edna Gardner Whyte (1902–1992) American aviator
* Frederick Methvan Whyte, a USA mechanical engineer of Dutch background, inventor of the Whyte notation for steam locomotives
* George Whyte-Melville, Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet
* Graham Whyte, engineer
* Heather Stewart-Whyte (born 25 September 1968), a British model
* Hugh Whyte (1955-2009), Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic FC)
* Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte, known for his pioneering work on probabilistic methods for robotics
* Ian Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ibubeleye Whyte, Nigerian footballer
* Jack Whyte, a Scottish-Canadian novelist of historical fiction
* James Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jamie Whyte, New Zealand political party leader
* Jim Whyte (footballer), Scottish footballer
* Joe Whyte, Sports Podcaster (KTD Sports)
* John Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
* Kathleen Whyte (1909–1996), Scottish embroiderer and teacher of textile arts
* Kenneth Whyte, a Canadian newspaper and magazine editor
* Kerrith Whyte Jr. (born 1996), American football player
* Kye Whyte (born 1999), British BMX racer
* Lancelot Law Whyte, a Scottish financier and industrial engineer
* Louis Whyte, an Australian sportsman
* Malcolm Whyte, American author, editor, publisher, and founder of the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco
* Margaret Whyte (born 1940), Uruguayan artist
* Margaret Whyte (1868–1946), Australian medical practitioner
* Pat Whyte, West Indian cricket umpire
* Peter Whyte, Australian rules footballer
* Peter and Catharine Whyte, Canadian/American painters and philanthropists
* Philip Whyte, Scottish footballer
* Ron Whyte (1941–1989), was an American playwright, critic, and disability-rights activist
* Ronald M. Whyte, United States federal judge
* Rosemarie Whyte, Jamaican athlete
* Rowland Whyte, Elizabethan English letter writer.
* Scott Whyte, an American actor who is best known for his role on City Guys
* Sean Whyte (Canadian football), Canadian football player
* Sean Whyte (ice hockey), Canadian hockey player
* Steven Whyte, English sculptor
* Thomas Whyte (academic), 16th century Oxford academic
* William Whyte (disambiguation), multiple people
* Zack Whyte, American jazz bandleader
* Patrick Whyte, Irish American actor

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Surnames derived from the color White

English|

* White/Whyte
* Wight

Celtic|

* McElwain/McElwaine
* McIlwain, McIlwaine
* Gwyn/Gwynn/Gwynne
* Le Guen

German/Yiddish|

* Weiss, Weiß , Weisse, Wyss
* Weisz (Hungarian spelling, from Austria-Hungary times)

Other Germanic|

* Hvid
* Hvide
* Hvidt
* Vitt
* Witt
* De Witt
* DeWitt
* de Wit
* Whitt
* Witte
* De Witte

Romance|

* Alba
* Albu
* Albus
* Bianchi, Bianki (Russified), Biancini, Bianchini, Bianco
* Blanc, LaBianca, le Blanc, Leblanc, LoBianco
* Blanchard
* Blanco
* Branco
* Blank

Slavic|

* Belić, Bijelić, Bilić
* Belik
* Belikov
* Belov
* Belsky
* Belenky
* Bely
* Belyay, Belyaev, Belyakov, Belykh
* Białas, Białek, Białecki, Bialik, Białkowski, Biały
* Bielak/Bielák/Belyak, Bielski, Bielecki/Beletsky, Bielawski
* Bilski
* Bily
* Bilyi
* Bilyk
* Byelik, Belik

Other|

* Baek (Paek, Baik, Paik)
* Bai
* Fehér
* Valge

Surname list

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