Last Name THWAITES

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Meaning Local: Of the thwaites or thwaite, i.e. the meadows, the clearing, frequently found in such compounds as Thistlethwaite, Cooperthwaite, Thornthwaite, Haverthwaite, or Postlethwaite, which are all North English in origin. Probably connected with 'whittle,' a knife.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 48,109 (2000 US census) 28,228 (1990 US census)
Count 413 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 80.87%, or 334 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 14.53%, or 60 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.91%, or 12 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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