Crosthwaite

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Crosthwait

Etymology

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + þveit (“clearing”).

Proper noun

Crosthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Crosthwaites)

1. A village in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD437914).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crosthwaite is the 37076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Crosthwaite is most common among White (68.6%) and Hispanic/Latino (29.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crosthwaite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 388.