Birtwistle

== English == === Alternative forms === Bertwistle, Birtwhistle === Etymology === Habitational surname from a lost village in Lancashire, from Old Norse birki- (“birchen”) + Old English twisel (“fork, bifurcation”). === Proper noun === Birtwistle (plural Birtwistles) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Birtwistle is the 129825th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 131 individuals. Birtwistle is most common among White (97.71%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birtwistle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 164.