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.
The Titanic was a ship that sank on her maiden voyage from Belfast to New York by colliding with an iceberg in the Atlantic ocean in 1912. Of 2229 passengers and crew, only 713 survived to be rescued by the MV Carpathia, making this the largest loss of life on a passenger vessel at that time.