Garthwaite Surname
Approximately 2,201 people bear this surname
Garthwaite Surname Definition:
A Dumfriesshire surname of local origin. Thomas Garthwaite was Thomas Carlyle's tailor in Ecdefechan.
Read More About This SurnameGarthwaite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 946 | 1:58,899 | 7,031 |
| United States | 872 | 1:415,664 | 36,087 |
| New Zealand | 167 | 1:27,116 | 4,736 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 551 | 1:44,238 | 5,509 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 104 | 1:482,872 | 34,278 |
Garthwaite Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Dumfriesshire surname of local origin. Thomas Garthwaite was Thomas Carlyle's tailor in Ecdefechan.
From Gawthwaite; a location name in Lancashire.
User-submitted Reference
Garthwaite is a place name from northern England. The actual place is rumored to have been "lost", however in the UK there still exists a village named Gawthwaite, or Goathwaite on some earlier maps. It is located near Ulverston.
The name consists of two parts:
Garth, from the Old English gearth, meaning 'an encircled area', i.e. a paddock, garden or meadow
Thwait, from the Middle English from Old Norse, þveit, related to Middle English, whittle, meaning 'knife'.
Garthwaite refers to a place which is an enclosed woodland clearing or farm.
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Garthwaite Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Garthwaite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garthwaite Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garthwaite occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garthwaite? popularity and diffusion
It is the 191,486th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,311,016 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Garthwaite are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 946 people, or 1 in 58,899. In England Garthwaite is most numerous in: Durham, where 21 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 17 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and New Zealand, where 8 percent live.
Garthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Garthwaite has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 838 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garthwaite Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Garthwaite last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Garthwaite last name are 22.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.64% registered with the party.
The amount Garthwaite earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 253.03% more than the national average, earning R 838,932 per year; in United States they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $46,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.09% less than the national average, earning $43,678 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garthwait | 95 | 191 | / |
| Gartwaite | 95 | 2 | / |
| Garthwite | 95 | 2 | / |
| Garthwate | 95 | 2 | / |
| Garthwaiter | 95 | 2 | / |
| Garthwaithe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gerthwaite | 90 | 2 | / |
| Garthwaith | 90 | 2 | / |
| Garthwatie | 90 | 1 | / |
| Garthweite | 90 | 1 | / |
| Garttwait | 84 | 0 | / |
| Garthweit | 84 | 0 | / |
| Garthwast | 84 | 0 | / |
| Gorthwait | 84 | 0 | / |
| Gartwati | 78 | 3 | / |
| Gartuath | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gardwith | 56 | 0 | / |
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