Thwaits Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

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.

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Thwaits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4241:854,85665,098
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Pl., and genit., of Thwaite.

Thomas de Thwaytes.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

Thwaites is the name of a Cumberland chapelry.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thwaits Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thwaits Come From? nationality or country of origin

Thwaits occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thwaits? popularity and diffusion

It is the 528,243rd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Thwaits reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Thwaits is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 854,856. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 13 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Thwaits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thwaits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thwaits surname rose 883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 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 principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Thwaits surname are 27.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.36% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thwaites936,813/
Thwaitts931/
Twaits92252/
Twaites86353/
Thwatts862/
Twats834/
Thwaytes8069/
Tuhaitse805/
Twaithes800/
Tweats77216/
Twitts7718/
Twatse771/
Twatts770/
Dwaites711/
Thweets710/
Tweites710/
Tweates710/
Tuits67176/
Thwetshe676/
Twitz672/
Tuhatshe671/
Twacs671/

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