Thwaites
See also: thwaites
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom thwaite.
Proper noun
editThwaites (plural Thwaiteses)
- An English surname from Old Norse.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Thwaites is the 41886th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 519 individuals. Thwaites is most common among White (71.29%) and Black/African American (20.04%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thwaites”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Etymology 2
editSee Thwaites Glacier.
Proper noun
editThwaites (uncountable)
- Short for Thwaites Glacier.