Thistlethwaite Family History
Thistlethwaite Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Thistlewood in Castle Sowerby (Cumbria) or perhaps a lost placename Thistelthuait in Lancaster parish (Lancashire). The placenames derive from Old English thistel ‘thistle’ + Old Norse thveit ‘clearing meadow’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022