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In the Genealogy section of About.com the surname White is of English, Scottish, and Irish origin. Alternate spellings of White are Whyte, Whiet, Wight, and Whytte. Here is the link to check it out: http://genealogy.about.com/od/surname_meaning/p/white/htm.
White was born in Manchester, Connecticut, the son of June and Dana White, Sr. He and his sister Kelly were raised by his mother and her family the majority of his childhood. He is of Irish descent. He began boxing at age 17 and graduated from Hermon High School in Maine in 1987.