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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsBrathwaite, Brathwait

Meaning & History

Habitational name for a person from any of the various places named Braithwaite in Cumbria and Yorkshire, from Old Norse breiðr "broad" + þveit "clearing, pasture".
Added 11/21/2016 by anonymous
Edited 4/28/2025 by DoingNothing247