Goldthwaite
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English
Etymology
Perhaps a habitational surname from a minor place in South Yorkshire, named with Old Norse gil (“ravine, gully”) + þveit (“paddock, meadow”), even though the modern surname is more associated with Essex than Yorkshire.
Proper noun
Goldthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Goldthwaites)
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
- A small city, the county seat of Mills County, Texas, United States, named after George (Joe) Goldthwaite. Understood to be the geographical centre of Texas.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Goldthwaite is the 41501st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Goldthwaite is most common among White (89.5%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goldthwaite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 61.