as a Last Name
- 1,949
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Dwight
Meaning & Origins
English: from Diot, a pet form of the female personal name Dye. Reaney also suggests that this may also be an altered form of Thwaite (see Thwaites).
| 13,410th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,949
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Dwight per capita
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