Trewhitt
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Rothbury, in Northumberland, perhaps from Old Norse tri (“dry, resinous wood”) + þveit (“glade, clearing”).
Proper noun
Trewhitt (plural Trewhitts)
- A surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Trewhitt is the 138304th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 121 individuals. Trewhitt is most common among White (98.35%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trewhitt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.