Satterthwaite

From Old Norse sætr (“pasture”) + þveit (“clearing”).

Satterthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Satterthwaites)

1. A village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD338923).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Satterthwaite is the 20408^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1302 individuals. Satterthwaite is most common among White (79.49%) and Black/African American (17.43%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Satterthwaite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.