Crosthwaite
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Crosthwait
Etymology
From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + þveit (“clearing”).
Proper noun
Crosthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Crosthwaites)
- A village in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD437914).
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Crosthwaite is the 37076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Crosthwaite is most common among White (68.6%) and Hispanic/Latino (29.9%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crosthwaite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 388.