Cowperthwait Surname History

• Origins Available:
• England

Etymology of Cowperthwait

The Cowperthwait name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in the village of Cowperthwaite, which was one of several local names with the ending thwaite in the district of North Lancashire. This ending was common in the counties of Cumberland and Westminster.

Early Origins of the Cowperthwait family

Early History of the Cowperthwait family

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Cowperthwait Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Cowperthwait has undergone many spelling variations, including Cowperthwaite, Couperthwaite, Cowperthwait, Couperthwait, Copperthwaite and many more.

Early Notables of the Cowperthwait family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

• Cowperthwaites of Furness

Migration of the Cowperthwait family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Cowperthwait were among those contributors: the Cowperthwaites who settled in Pennsylvania.