Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
WAITE
There are approximately 13,947 people named Waite in the UK. That makes it the 730th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 221 are named Waite.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
WayteWaitt
Wait
Wayt
Waites
Waight
Waiter
Waide
Waete
Wahte
Waate
Waidt
Waette
Waighte
Waat
Waet
Waht
Wadt
Waita
Waightes
Waited
Wahtie
Waett
Waetie
Waatt
Waadt
Waaet
Waedt
The Waite surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) The same as Thwaite, a piece of ground cleared of wood, a meadow.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
WAIT. WAITE. In the Prompt. Parv. a watchman ; but more generall}' understood to be a minstrel, especially one who performs in the night. See Halliwell, and Jamieson. Le Wayte. H.R.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.