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Laithwaite Family History

Laithwaite Surname Meaning

from Laithwaite in Pemberton or Laithwaite in Cockerham (both Lancs). The place in Pemberton is recorded as Leikeththeit about 1200 and probably derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Leikr + Old Scandinavian þveit ‘clearing meadow’.

The place in Cockerham is recorded as Lathwayt in 1320 and probably derives from Old Scandinavian hlaða ‘store house barn’ + þveit.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

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Between 1963 and 1999, in the United States, Laithwaite life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 1979. The average life expectancy for Laithwaite in 1963 was 50, and 71 in 1999.

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