Applewhite
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from the village of Applethwaite, in the Lake District, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”) + þveit (“clearing”).
Proper noun
Applewhite (plural Applewhites)
- A surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Applewhite is the 8882th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3687 individuals. Applewhite is most common among Black/African American (59.89%) and White (33.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Applewhite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.