White is a surname either of English or of Scottish and Irish origin, the latter being an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacGillebhàin, "Son of the fair gillie" and the Irish "Mac Faoitigh" or "de Faoite". It is the seventeenth most common surname in England. In the 1990 United States Census, "White" ranked fourteenth among all reported surnames in frequency, accounting for 0.28% of the population. By 2000, White had fallen to position 20 in the United States and 22nd position by 2014 Notable people with the surname include: White (Hampshire cricketer) (active 1789–1797, full name unknown), English cricketer White (Surrey cricketer) (active 1850, full name unknown), English cricketer A Aaron White (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player Adam White (disambiguation), multiple people Addison White (1824–1909), American politician Adlyn White (1929–2017), Jamaican educator and Christian minister Al White (disambiguation), multiple people Alan White (disambiguation), multiple people Albert White (musician) (born 1942), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Alex White (disambiguation), multiple people Alexander White (disambiguation), multiple people Alfred Holmes White (1873–1953), American chemical engineering professor Alfred Tredway White, American housing reformer Alice White (1904–1983), American actress Allie White (1915–1996), American football player Andrew Dickson White, US diplomat and co-founder of Cornell University Andrew White (disambiguation), multiple people Andy White (disambiguation), multiple people Anthony White (disambiguation), multiple people Azellia White (1913–2019), American aviator B Barclay White (1821–1906), Superintendent of Indian Affairs under President Grant Barry White (1944–2003), American soul and disco singer Bartow White (1776–1862), US Congressman from New York Benjamin White (disambiguation), multiple people Betty White (1922–2021), American actress Beverly White (1928-2021), American activist and politician Bill White (disambiguation), multiple people Blaire White (born 1993), American YouTuber and political commentator Bodi White, Louisiana politician Bree White (born 1981), Australian rules footballer Brendan White (born 1992), Australian association football player Brett White (executive), chief executive officer of the investment firm CBRE Group Brian White (disambiguation), multiple people Brooke White (born 1983), American singer-songwriter and American Idol contestant Bryan D. White (1936–2017), general secretary and CEO of Moose International in Great Britain Buck White (born 1930), member of the American country music vocal group The Whites Bukka White (Booker T. Washington White) (1909–1977), American Delta blues guitarist and singer Byron White (1917-2002), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States C Cameron White, Australian cricketer Charlie White (figure skater), American Olympic silver, bronze, and gold medalist ice dancer Charles White