The surname White is a descriptive or nickname given to somebody with White hair or a fair complexion. The name White comes from the Middle English term "whit" which means white. The name may also be of locative origin derived from the Isle of Wight located off the coast of Hampshire, England. In addition some bearers of the name White, were originally named Wight from the old Anglo-Saxon term "wiht" meaning valiant. Today there are more than 650,000 people with the family name White living in The United States. Notable bearers of the surname White include Walter Francis White, the American civil rights activist who led the NAACP for a quarter of a century, from 1929 until 1955. He directed a broad program of legal challenges to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. He was also a journalist, novelist, and essayist. At the age of 61, White died of a heart attack in New York City on March 21, 1955.
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