Find out how popular the last name Gisewhite is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gisewhite.

Gisewhite, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gisewhite surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gisewhite in America

Gisewhite is the 118185th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gisewhite surname appeared 147 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gisewhite.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gisewhite to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gisewhite

The surname GISEWHITE originated in England during the late medieval period. It is a locational name derived from a now-lost place name, possibly from the Old English words "gise" meaning a hostage or pledge, and "hwit" meaning white. This suggests the name may have referred to someone who lived at a place associated with a white hostage or pledge.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears to be Gisewyt in the Hundred Rolls of Norfolk in 1273. Similar spellings found in ancient records include Gysewyte in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire in 1317, and Gisewhite in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327.

One of the first documented bearers of the surname was John Gisewhite, who was mentioned in the Friary Rolls of York in 1392. Another early reference is to William Gisewhyte, recorded in the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in 1442.

The Gisewhite name has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Thomas Gisewhite, a merchant from Bristol who was involved in the English wool trade in the late 15th century. Another was John Gisewhite, a renowned calligrapher and illuminator of manuscripts who lived in London in the early 16th century, active around 1520.

In the 17th century, Richard Gisewhite (1635-1705) was a respected clergyman and author from Oxfordshire, who wrote several religious treatises. A century later, Charles Gisewhite (1762-1831) was a prominent architect from Yorkshire, known for designing several churches and country houses in the Georgian style.

During the Victorian era, Elizabeth Gisewhite (1819-1891) was a celebrated novelist and poet from Lancashire, whose works often explored themes of love, loss, and the changing social landscape of the time.

While the GISEWHITE surname may have originated from a specific location, it has since spread across various regions of England and beyond, with bearers contributing to diverse fields throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gisewhite

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gisewhite.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gisewhite was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gisewhite has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gisewhite was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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