Surname Spotlight: Applewhaite

Whether you spell it Applewhaite or Applewhite, the story begins in the same place. Read literally, Applewhaite points to “Someone who came from Applethwaite (clearing where apples grew)”.

Applewhaite coat of arms

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Applewhaite and Applewhite

Records show Applewhaite as one of the forms Applewhite took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

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