Waithe

English

Etymology

From Old Norse vað (“ford”).

Proper noun

Waithe (countable and uncountable, plural Waithes)

1. A hamlet and civil parish in the East Lindsey district, of Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA202006).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Waithe is the 35447^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 635 individuals. Waithe is most common among Black/African American (86.46%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Waithe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.