Garthwaite Family History
Garthwaite Name Meaning
English (Durham and Yorkshire):: habitational name from Garfit in Helmsley (North Yorkshire) recorded as Garthwayt in the 13th century from Old Norse garthr ‘enclosure’ + thvwit ‘clearing’ i.e. ‘clearing with an enclosure’. It could also be from a lost place of the same name in Lancashire. altered form of Garforth .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022