Whiteside
See also: whiteside
English
Etymology
From Old English hwīt (“white”) + sīde (“side; slope of a hill”).
Proper noun
Whiteside (countable and uncountable, plural Whitesides)
- A placename:
- A village near Bathgate, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS967966).
- A community in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A village in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whiteside is the 3191st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11334 individuals. Whiteside is most common among White (64.22%) and Black/African American (29.37%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whiteside”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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