White | Metis, Assiniboine, BC First Nations, Cree, Delaware, Iroquois, Powawatomi, Saulteaux, Six Nations Mixed-heritage: Cree | Surname Anchor Post
Index: Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts
Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada. Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

SURNAME NOTES | WHITE
- Regions:
- Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, The Territories
- Ethnicity:
- Metis, Assiniboine, BC First Nations, Cree, Delaware, Iroquois, Powawatomi, Saulteaux, Six Nations Mixed-heritage: Cree
- Associated surnames:
- Allard, Arcand, Arcrow, Aronhhiatas, Begg, Benedict, Billings, Blackbird, Bonspelle / Bonspiel, Boots, Bourice, Bryant, Cardinal, Cole, Comtois, Connors, Cook, Cree, Cunningham, David, Day, Deer / Kawennaronkwas, Delisle / Ronwarhare, Delormier, Edwards, Grederick / Frigue, George,Hart, Hill, Humphreys, Jacobs, Johnson, Kaiataiesha, Kaientatie, Kaientaoron, Kakwiraton, Kanerakenhiate, Kariwatiron, Katsitsaronkwas, Kawennahente, Konwasenekha, Laughing Tarbell, Lazare / Katsenhiio, Leborgne / Kanionkwas,Martin / Tsiokeretse, McDames, Meschel, Montour, Moomas, Morin, Nault, Nelson, Oheroskon, Peters, Sakawiha, Sands, Satewenniseroten, Sawatis, Sharrow, Shaw, Shognosh, Simpson, Skasennoti / Square, Smoke, Soney, Swamp / Tiehekate, Tawennoken, Terrance, Tooshkenig, Vincent, Vivier.
- Misc.:
- There are many First Nations or First Nations related surnames in which White is incorporated into the name or in which White is part of a compound name. Examples on this site that appear in the marriage records or census documents (but not in the index below) include: Holy White Man, Jacky White Eye, White Bear, Whitebean, Whitecloud, White Crow, Whiteduck, White Eagle, Whitefish, Whitehead, White Eye, Whitefish, Whiteloon, White Man Around, Whiteway.
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CENSUS DISTRICTS | WHITE
ALBERTA
White in Bow River | Indian Reserves (1921)
Calgary | Sarcee Indian Reserve (1906)
Edmonton | Indian Reserve I.R. (1911)
Edmonton | Indian Reserve 120 (1906)
Edmonton | Indian Reserve 125 (1906)
Edmonton | Indian Reserve 128 (1906)
Edmonton | Indian Reserve 134 (1906)
Edmonton East | Edmonton City (1921)
Edmonton West | Indian Reserve (1921)
Macleod | Paigan Reserve (1921)
NWT | Saddle Lake, Whitefish Lake (1901)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Aboriginal Agencies | Babine Kit wan’gah (1901)
Aboriginal Agencies | Fraser Agency B-3 (1901)
Comox-Atlin | Naas, Kisumkalin (1911)
Kootenay | Lower Kootenay Reserve (1911)
New Westminster | Chilliwack (1901)
Vancouver Island | Cowichan Agency XX-2 (1901)
Vancouver Island Esquimalt D-1 (1901)
MANITOBA
Selkirk | Fisher River Indian Reserve (1911)
Selkirk | Jack Head, Fisher River, Peguis Hodgson (1921)
Provencher | Ritchot h-3 (1901)
NEW BRUNSWICK
White in Restigouche, Dalhousie (1881)
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
ONTARIO
Addington | Loughborough (1881)
Algoma East | Chapleau I.R. (1911)
Algoma East | Shedden, (Spanish Sta.tion …)
Algoma West | Garden River Reserve (1921)
Bothwell | Sombra & Walpole Island (1901)
Essex South, Amherstburg (Town) A (1901)
Essex South | Anderdon B (1901)
Lambton | Walpole Island I.R. (1911)
Lambton East, Indian Reserve | Chippewa (1921)
Lambton West | Sombra and Walpole Island (1921)
Middlesex | Delaware (B-5) (1901)
Middlesex West | Caradoc (1881)
Middlesex West | Caradoc, Delaware (1921)
Middlesex West | Chippewa I.R. 1911)
Middlesex West | Delaware (1881)
Middlesex West | Oneida I.R. 41 (1911)
Muskoka & Parry Sound | Gibson & Freeman (1901)
Nipissing | Montreal River & Temagami Lake Q(1)-3 (1901)
Orford | Moravian Reserve (1901)
Selkirk | Fisher River Indian Reserve (1911)
Selkirk | Jack Head, Fisher River, Peguis Hodgson (1921)
QUEBEC
Chateauguay | Sault St. Louis (1901)
Chateauguay-Huntingdon | St. Regis I.R. (1921)
Deux-Montagnes | L’Annociation, Oka I.R. (1921)
Laprairie and Napierville | Sault St. Louis (1911)
Laprairieville-Napierville | Caughnawaga I.R. (1921)
White in Ottawa | Egan and Maniwaki (1881)
SASKATCHEWAN
Ass. | Crooked Lake Agency (1901)
Battleford I.R. | Indian Reserve (1911)
Humboldt | Gordon and Muskow-ekwum I. R. (1906)
Terr. | Battleford North (1901)
THE TERRITORIES
MARRIAGES | WHITE
AION [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
BAST [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON]
BENA [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON]
CLOU [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
COON [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
D …. [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
DELM [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
G … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON]
HERY [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
J … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
JACQ [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
K … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
KANA [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
MOBE [CDN Marriage Extracts [AB]
N … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-BC]
O … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
ROBE [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
S … [CDN Marriage Extracts[QC]
SAUN [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
SIMO [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON]
T … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
THOR [CDN Marriage Extracts] [ON]
V … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip-QC]
WHEE – Z [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-ON-QC-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
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