The Huthwaite name has descended through the generations from the ancient
Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the village of
Houthwait which is now referred to as
Heathwaite in the region of Furness. Huthwaite is a
topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.
Early Origins of the Huthwaite family
The surname Huthwaite was first found in North
Lancashire, where Heathwaite is still a township in the parish of Kirkby-Ireleth. Another
local in
Cumberland is now lost, but Huthwaite is still a small village in
Nottinghamshire.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Huthwaite family
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Huthwaite Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Huthwaite has undergone many
spelling variations, including Huthwaite, Huthwait, Houthwait, Houthwaite, Husthayt, Hothwayt and many more.
Early Notables of the Huthwaite family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Huthwaite family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the unstable social climate in
England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Huthwaite were among those contributors: members who immigrated to the New World in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Contemporary Notables of the name Huthwaite (post 1700)
- Ernest Huthwaite, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1942, 1952, 1954 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Sir Edward Huthwaite, who served with the East India Company during the 19th century