# Applewhite

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #88,059

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old Norse.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from the village of Applethwaite, in the Lake District, from Old Norse apaldr (“apple tree”) + þveit (“clearing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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