Thwaits Surname
Approximately 613 people bear this surname
Thwaits 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 SurnameThwaits Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 424 | 1:854,856 | 65,098 |
| South Africa | 123 | 1:440,469 | 37,524 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 108 | 1:225,698 | 17,096 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
Thwaits 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.
Thwaits Demographics
Average Thwaits Salary in
United States
$39,464 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thwaits Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thwaits Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thwaits is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thwaits? popularity and diffusion
It is the 528,243rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. The surname Thwaits occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Thwaits are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 854,856. In The United States Thwaits is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Thwaits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thwaits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thwaits last name rose 883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 72 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thwaits Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Thwaits surname are 27.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Thwaits earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.17% more than the national average, earning R 499,440 per year; in United States they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $39,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $48,309 CAD per year.
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