Douthwaite Surname
Approximately 1,947 people bear this surname
Douthwaite Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dowthwaite,' some small spot on the borders of North Lancashire and the West Riding, but I cannot identify it. This surname has crossed the Atlantic and has undergone several natural corruptive changes.
Read More About This SurnameDouthwaite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,560 | 1:35,717 | 4,703 |
| United States | 133 | 1:2,725,255 | 163,031 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 641 | 1:38,027 | 4,897 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Douthwaite Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dowthwaite,' some small spot on the borders of North Lancashire and the West Riding, but I cannot identify it. This surname has crossed the Atlantic and has undergone several natural corruptive changes. The suffix -thtvaite (v. Thwaites) seems curiously susceptible to corruption (v. Hebblewhite). In my old church register (Ulverston) Postlethwaite is occasionally found as Poslett.
Robertas de Dowthwayt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1572. Richard Ayleward and Joanna Dunwheate; Marriage Lic. (London).
John Dowthwayte, of Cappen, Capenburrow, 1667: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Thomas Dowthwayte, of Newton, 1662: ibid.
1714. Married — Barnard Dowthwaite and Mary Chandler: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1733. Baptised — Robert, s. John Dowthwait, of Kendal: St. Mary, Ulverston.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Dow- thwaite (Cumb.) [the second element is the Old Norse þveit, a clearing: the first may be the Danish daa (pron. daw), a doe]
Place name in Cumberland.
Local. A piece of ground cleared of wood, from the Anglo—Saxon thweotan, to cut. In some places in England the word signifies a rivulet; marshy ground; also, a meadow.
A location name in Cumberland, Yorkshire.
Whilst Thwaites is usually found in the West Riding, Thwaite is more characteristic of the North Riding, especially in the district of Bedale. Members of a Doncaster family of Thwaites filled the office of mayor of that town in 1561, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1587, and 1652 (M.). In the 16th and 17th centuries there was a family of Thwaits in Pontefract which supplied mayors to that town in 1530, 1590, 1597, and 1611 (M.). A Leeds family of Thwaites had property in Allerton - Gledhow in that parish during the 16th and 17th centuries, the last owner of this name being a Leeds alderman in the time of Cromwell (Th.). Colonel Thwaites was deputy - governor of the city of York in the stirring times of 1644 (D.). A family of Thwaites held part of the manor of Shirecliffe in the reign of Elizabeth (H. H.); and as far back as the times of Edward II. Marston was in the possession of a family of this name (D.). Thwaites is still a Doncaster name.
Douthwaite Demographics
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Douthwaite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douthwaite Come From? nationality or country of origin
Douthwaite is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Douthwaite? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 211,727th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,742,961 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Douthwaite reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,560 people, or 1 in 35,717. In England Douthwaite is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 15 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Douthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Douthwaite has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 887 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 438 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Douthwaite Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Douthwaite last name are 27.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.36% registered with the party.
The amount Douthwaite earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.32% less than the national average, earning R 210,744 per year; in United States they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $48,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $53,518 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douthwait | 95 | 1 | / |
| Douthwite | 95 | 1 | / |
| Duthwaite | 95 | 1 | / |
| Douthwaiite | 95 | 1 | / |
| Douthwate | 95 | 0 | / |
| Douthwaith | 90 | 0 | / |
| Dauthwaite | 90 | 0 | / |
| Dauthwait | 84 | 0 | / |
| Doutthwit | 84 | 0 | / |
| Daithwaite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dutwater | 78 | 0 | / |
| Duthuit | 71 | 70 | / |
| Doyotwat | 67 | 200 | / |
| Dudbhate | 67 | 20 | / |
| Dudhbate | 67 | 5 | / |
| Duithuit | 67 | 1 | / |
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