Applewhite
English
editEtymology
editHabitational surname from the village of Applethwaite, in the Lake District, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”) + þveit (“clearing”).
Proper noun
editApplewhite (plural Applewhites)
- A surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Applewhite is the 8882th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3687 individuals. Applewhite is most common among Black/African American (59.89%) and White (33.86%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Applewhite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.