Crosthwaite

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Crosthwait === Etymology === From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + þveit (“clearing”). === Proper noun === Crosthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Crosthwaites) A village in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD437914). A habitational surname from Old Norse. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Crosthwaite is the 37076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Crosthwaite is most common among White (68.6%) and Hispanic/Latino (29.9%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crosthwaite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 388.