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)

1. A placename:
   1. A village near Bathgate, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS967966).
   2. A community of Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
   3. A village in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Whiteside County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whiteside is the 3191^st 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.