Douthit Family History
Douthit Name Meaning
English: variant of Douthwaite a habitational name from Dowthwaite in Cumbria or Dowthwaite Hall in North Yorkshire. The first comes from the Old Norse personal name Dúfa + Old Norse thveit ‘clearing’; the second is from the Old Irish personal name Dubhan + Old Norse thveit. The elliptic form of the surname probably reflects the local pronunciation of the placenames.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022