Goldthwaite

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)

1. A habitational surname from Old Norse.
2. 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 41501^st 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.