Getty / LWA. The White last name has several different possible origins: 1  White is usually a descriptive name or nickname given to a person with very light hair or complexion, from the Middle English whit, meaning white..2  The last name White may be also local, derived from the Isle of Wight, on the coast of Hampshire, England.etty / LWA. The White last name has several different possible origins: 1  White is usually a descriptive name or nickname given to a person with very light hair or complexion, from the Middle English whit, meaning white..
Dogs of the Titanic: Three Who Survived. The fact that there were dogs traveling on the Titanic with their owners would come as no surprise to anyone who considers it. However, with all that has been written about the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, little has been written about the dogs who were passengers. Dedicated research by J. Joseph Edgette, Ph.D., Widener University professor emeritus, has revealed the story of the canine passengers.
Along with the dogs on the ship, Marie Young, brought her two prize winning roosters and two hens. Miss Young was returning to America and each day was taken below deck to âcheckâ on her chickens. It is also rumoured that there was a cat named Jenny on board with her kittens. Apparently, Jenny and her kittens boarded in Belfast and disembarked in Southampton. And finally, the pig, although the only pig saved from the Titanic was Edith Russellâs âluckyâ musical pig.