Last Name BRAITHWAIT

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Barithwaite, a hamlet in township Dacre, near Pateley Bridge, county York; or a hamlet in parish of Keighley, county Yorks; or a hamlet in parish of Kirk Bramwith, near Doncaster.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 147,095 (2000 US census)
Count 103 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 81.55%, or 84 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.74%, or 9 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 5.83%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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