Garthwaite

English

Etymology

English habitational surname from a lost place in Northern England; the second element is probably from Old Norse þveit (“clearing, glade”).

Proper noun

Garthwaite (plural Garthwaites)

1. A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Garthwaite is the 35016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 644 individuals. Garthwaite is most common among White (98.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garthwaite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18.