Last Name BRAITHWAITE

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Meaning Local: Of Barithwaite, a hamlet in township Dacre, near Pateley Bridge, county York; or a hamlet in parish of Keighley, county Yorks; or a hamlet in parish of Kirk Bramwith, near Doncaster.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 8,856 (2000 US census) 5,416 (1990 US census)
Count 3,402 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 65.34%, or 2223 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 29.81%, or 1014 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.44%, or 15 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.29%, or 10 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.32%, or 79 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.79%, or 61 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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