Thwaites Family History
Thwaites Surname Meaning
English: from the northern English placename Thwaite (Old Norse thveit ‘meadow paddock’) + plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.
The plural form is found in several placenames including Thwaites in Keighley (Yorkshire) which is a principal source of the surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022