Is anyone familier with the surname Waite?

Question:

Is anyone familier with the surname Waite?

It was my mom's maiden name. I know it's English and that I can trace my family roots back to this country since the 1630's but I dont know much else. Does anyone have any information?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Name History and Origin for

Waite
English: occupational name for a watchman, Anglo-Norman French waite (of Germanic origin; compare Wachter), or from the same word in its original abstract/collective sense, ??the watch??. There may also have been some late confusion with White.

Name History and Origin for

Wachter
1.German (also W㤣hter) and Dutch: occupational name for a watchman, from Middle High German wacht㦲e, weht㦲e, Middle Dutch wacht(e)re, German Wachter ??watchman??, ??guard??.

2.Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Wachter ??watchman??, perhaps an occupational name by a synagogue beadle (Yiddish shames).

Name History and Origin for

White

1. English, Scottish, and Irish: from Middle English whit ??white??, hence a nickname for someone with white hair or an unnaturally pale complexion. In some cases it represents a Middle English personal name, from an Old English byname, Hwit(a), of this origin. As a Scottish and Irish surname it has been widely used as a translation of the many Gaelic names based on b㡮 ??white?? (see Bain 1) or fionn ??fair?? (see Finn 1). There has also been some confusion with Wight.

2. Translated form of cognate and equivalent names in other languages, such as German Weiss, French Blanc, Polish Bialas (see Bialas),

Place of
Origin

"Waite"

Immigrants
England 115
Great Britain 26
Ireland 24
Scotland 16
Germany 14
Austria 10

Ports of Departure for

"Waite"

Immigrants

Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland 141
Liverpool, England 82
Aspinwall, Panama 28
Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England 21
Glasgow, Scotland and Moville, Ireland 17
Hamburg, Germany 16

Top Occupations for "Waite" in 1880

Farmer 29%
Keeping House 7%
Laborer 5%
Carpenter 5%
Blacksmith 1%
Farm Laborer 1%

Compiled by Ancestry.com for head of households from the 1880 U.S. Federal Census records.

Distribution of "Waite" Families in the US in 1840

Number of "Waite" families

27 - 51= NJ + MA
10 - 26 = OH, CT, RI, CT
1 - 9 = MO, IL, TN, AL, VA, PA, VT

"Waite" Average Life Expectancy

{1944} 21
{1966} 75
{1986} 80

"Waite" Civil War Service

Veterans Allegiance Total Veterans

21 Confederate 1,050,000
314 Union 2,213,363
335 Combined 3,263,363

1930 United States Federal Census
FIRST 10 out of 9,306

Wellie Bell Waite Washington, Autauga, AL abt 1914 Birthplace:Alabama
Relation:Granddaughter

Frank Waite
Parent or spouse names:Romie Burns Cross Roads,
Home in 1930: Calhoun, AL
Estimated birth year:abt 1894
Birthplace: Texas
Relation:Head

Romie Waite
Parent or spouse names:Frank Burns
Home in 1930:Cross Roads, Calhoun, AL
Estimated birth year:abt 1895
Relation:Wife

Wilson Waite Frank,
Parent or spouse names: Romie Burns
Home in 1930:Cross Roads, Calhoun, AL
Estimated birth year:abt 1913
Relation:Son

Lucile Waite Frank,
Parent or spouse names:Romie Burns
Home in 1930:Cross Roads, Calhoun, AL
Estimated birth year:abt 1915
Relation:Daughter

Mildred Waite Frank,
Parent or spouse names:Romie Burns
Home in 1930:Cross Roads, Calhoun, AL
Estimated birth year:abt 1919
Relation:Daughter

Frank Waite Frank,
Parent or spouse names:Romie Burns
Home in 1930:Cross Roads, Calhoun, AL
Estimated birth year:abt 1925
Relation:Son

Newt Waite
Parent or spouse names:Heneritta
Home in 1930:Snows, Calhoun, AL
Estimated birth year:abt 1869
Birthplace:Georgia Head

Heneritta Waite
Parent or spouse names:Newt
Home in 1930:Snows, Calhoun, AL
Estimated birth year:abt 1872
Relation:Wife

Lafayestt Waite
Parent or spouse names:Hattie
Home in 1930:Precinct 9, Choctaw, AL
Estimated birth year:abt 1874
Birthplace:Alabama
Relation:Head

# of "Waite" Year of United States Federal Census

9,306 1930
8,995 1920
7,682 1910
6,135 1900
3,875 1880
2,393 1870
1,732 1860
1,732 1860
1,300 1850
703 Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
494 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1915
445 Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
286 Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905
266 U.S. Indian Census Schedules, 1885-1940
166 Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index
145 New York State Census Collection

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"Waite" Family Trees

20,250 OneWorldTree
17,044 Public Member Trees
3,517 Personal Member Trees