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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsThistlethwayte

Meaning & History

Habitational name for a person from Thistlewood in Castle Sowerby, or from a lost place named Thistelthuait in Lancashire. The placenames derive from Old English þistel "thistle" and Old Norse þveit "clearing" (cf. Thwaites).
Added 11/9/2018 by SeaHorse15
Edited 4/28/2025 by DoingNothing247