Surname

Laithwaite

“barn”

Laithwaite is a surname from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Laithwaite goes back to Old Norse hlaða, meaning “barn.”

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Where it comes from

Laithwaite comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse hlaða (“barn”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old Norse

Lewthwaite

“enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Garthwaite

“clearing, glade”

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Old French

Dowthwaite

“of”

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Old Norse

Outhwaite

“clearing, glade”

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Old Norse

Goldthwaite

“ravine, gully”

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Old Norse

Leake

“stream, brook”

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