Thwaites

See also: thwaites

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θweɪts/

Etymology 1

From thwaite.

Proper noun

Thwaites (plural Thwaiteses)

1. An English surname from Old Norse.

Derived terms

• Thwaites Glacier

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thwaites is the 41886^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 519 individuals. Thwaites is most common among White (71.29%) and Black/African American (20.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thwaites”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

See Thwaites Glacier.

Proper noun

Thwaites (uncountable)

1. Short for Thwaites Glacier.