About Thistlewood
The surname Thistlewood is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "thistle" and "wudu," meaning "thistle" and "wood" respectively. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name lived near or in a place with a significant presence of thistles. The thistle is a prickly plant with purple flowers, and its inclusion in the surname suggests that the ancestral home of the Thistlewood family may have been in an area where thistles were abundant.
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The surname Thistlewood is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Thistlewood based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Thistlewood is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Thistlewood in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Thistlewood using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.