Blythe Family History
Blythe Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): from Middle English blithe ‘joyful happy’ (Old English blīthe ‘gentle merry’) or from an unrecorded personal name Old English Blītha derived from this word. Scottish: habitational name from Blythe in Lauderdale Berwickshire and possibly also from Blyth in Peeblesshire. English: habitational name from Blyth in Northumberland or Nottinghamshire or Blythe in Warwickshire named for the rivers on which they stand. The river name is from Old English blīthe ‘gentle pleasant’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022