Posted by Peter Ceresole on March 28, 2009 at 16:29:07 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: Braithwaite and Lewthwaite, was Owdon posted by John Wilson on March 28, 2009 at 11:45:35:
is –waite a common Cumbrian form of surname?
I think that Thwaite is fairly common.
Googling Thwaite or Thwaites, lots of hits, the National Trust names being best, it's pretty heavily concentrated around Cumbria.