Thwaites Surname
Approximately 6,813 people bear this surname
Thwaites Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the thwaites' or thwaite, i.e. the meadows, the clearings or clearing, frequently found in such compounds as Thistlethwaite, Cooperthwaite, Thornthwaite, Haverthwaite, or Postlethwaite, which are all North English in origin.
Read More About This SurnameThwaites Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,351 | 1:16,627 | 2,409 |
| Australia | 1,206 | 1:22,384 | 3,084 |
| United States | 630 | 1:575,332 | 47,145 |
| Canada | 485 | 1:75,970 | 8,567 |
| New Zealand | 473 | 1:9,574 | 1,666 |
| South Africa | 190 | 1:285,146 | 27,904 |
| Jamaica | 128 | 1:22,421 | 1,872 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:78,733 | 5,846 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 59 | 1:1,681 | 287 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:52,450 | 4,823 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23 | 1:59,303 | 4,842 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,796 | 1:13,572 | 2,041 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Thwaites Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the thwaites' or thwaite, i.e. the meadows, the clearings or clearing, frequently found in such compounds as Thistlethwaite, Cooperthwaite, Thornthwaite, Haverthwaite, or Postlethwaite, which are all North English in origin. Probably connected withwhittle, a knife. Middle English thwitel, a knife. Hence thwaite, a woodland clearing.
John del Thwaites, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Thomas de Thwaytes. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Robertus del Twaytes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1607. Samuel Thwaytes, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.
1718. Buried — John Thwaits, in the new vault: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Pl., and genit., of Thwaite.
Thomas de Thwaytes.—Cal. Inq. P.M.
Thwaites is the name of a Cumberland chapelry.
(English), Assarts, Reclaimed land, Pasture, Rough marshy ground.
A location name in Cumberland, Yorkshire.
Thwaites Demographics
Thwaites Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Thwaites Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thwaites Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thwaites is found most in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thwaites? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 72,368th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,069,653 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Thwaites reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 3,351 people, or 1 in 16,627. In England Thwaites is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Cumbria, where 8 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found. Barring England this last name is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Thwaites Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Thwaites has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Thwaites last name rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 971 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 843 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Thwaites Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Thwaites are 14.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.81% registered with the political party.
The amount Thwaites earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.49% less than the national average, earning R 196,080 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,598 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thwaitest | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thwaits | 93 | 613 | / |
| Twaites | 93 | 353 | / |
| Thwates | 93 | 1 | / |
| Thwaytes | 88 | 69 | / |
| Thwaitts | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thwaitis | 88 | 1 | / |
| Twaithes | 88 | 0 | / |
| Twaits | 86 | 252 | / |
| Twites | 86 | 0 | / |
| Thwatts | 80 | 2 | / |
| Twaties | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dwaites | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tweates | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tweites | 80 | 0 | / |
| Twats | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tuhaitse | 75 | 5 | / |
| Twistees | 75 | 1 | / |
| Twiteise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuates | 71 | 255 | / |
| Tweats | 71 | 216 | / |
| Tuites | 71 | 25 | / |
| Twitts | 71 | 18 | / |
| Twatse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Twatts | 71 | 0 | / |
| Twetese | 67 | 13 | / |
| Twitche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thweets | 67 | 0 | / |
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