Braithwaite, Brathwaite, or Brathwait is an English surname of Old Norse origin.[1] At the time of the British Census of 1881,[2] the relative frequency of the surname Braithwaite was highest in Westmorland (37.3 times the British average), followed by Cumberland, Yorkshire, Linlithgowshire, Lancashire, County Durham, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Anglesey and Flintshire. Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ "Braithwaite Family History". ancestry.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Braithwaite Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014