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    The surname Outhwaite

    A Norse place surname.

    2 syllables Soundex O330

    Origin

    Norse origin

    Habitational surname from a lost place in Yorkshire, from the Old Norse personal name Ufi + þveit (“clearing, glade”). Compare Dowthwaite.

    Outhwaite is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Famous Outhwaites

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tamzin Outhwaite
      British actress, born 1970
    • Sarah Tait
      Australian rower (1983–2016)

    Other Norse surnames

    All 126 Norse surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Outhwaite come from?
    Habitational surname from a lost place in Yorkshire, from the Old Norse personal name Ufi + þveit (“clearing, glade”). Compare Dowthwaite.
    Who is the most famous person named Outhwaite?
    Tamzin Outhwaite, British actress, followed by Sarah Tait.
    Where is the surname Outhwaite most common?
    Wikidata records people named Outhwaite in Australia.
    What type of surname is Outhwaite?
    Outhwaite is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.