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Goldthwaite
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English
+ (surname)
+, Texas
Etymology
Perhaps a habitational surname from a minor place in South Yorkshire, named with en non gil ravine, gully + non þveit paddock, meadow, even though the modern surname is more associated with Essex than Yorkshire.
Proper noun
~ s
en habitational Old Norse.
en small city/county seat co/Mills County s/Texas c/USA, named after George (Joe) Goldthwaite. Understood to be the geographical centre of Texas.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Goldthwaite is the 41501st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Goldthwaite is most common among White (89.5%) individuals.
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