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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsThistlethwayte

Meaning & History

A surname found in Lancashire in north west England, taken from the name of a minor place in the parish of Lancaster which meant "meadow overgrown with thistles" from Middle English thistle and thwaite "meadow" (cf. Thwaites).
Added 11/9/2018 by SeaHorse15