Braithwaite, Brathwaite, or Brathwait is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Braithwaite was highest in Westmorland (37.3 times the British average), followed by Cumberland, Yorkshire, Linlithgowshire, Lancashire, County Durham, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Anglesey and Flintshire. Notable people with the surname include:
Sir Albert Braithwaite (1893–1959), British politicianBob Braithwaite (1925–2015), British trap shooterBrenda Brathwaite (born 1966), American video game designer and developerCarlos Brathwaite (born 1988), Barbadian cricketerCharles Braithwaite (1850–1910), Canadian politician and agrarian leaderChris Braithwaite aka Chris Jones (1885–1944), Barbadian seaman, leader of the Colonial Seamen's AssociationDarren Braithwaite (born 1969), British sprinterDaryl Braithwaite (born 1949), Australian pop singerDonald Braithwaite (born 1937), Welsh professional boxerDoug Braithwaite British comic book artistEdward Kamau Brathwaite (born 1930), Barbadian poetE. R. Braithwaite (1912–2016), Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomatErrol Brathwaite (1924–2005), New Zealand authorFred Brathwaite (born 1972), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltenderGeoffrey Braithwaite, fictional character in Julian Barnes's novel Flaubert's ParrotGeorge Braithwaite (disambiguation)Sir Gurney Braithwaite, 1st Baronet (1895–1958), English politicianJahron Anthony Brathwaite aka PartyNextDoor, Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and rapperJeffrey Braithwaite, Australian professor in the field of health policyJessica Braithwaite, Australian television presenter and reporterJohn Braithwaite (disambiguation)Joseph Braithwaite (mayor) (1848–1917), New Zealand bookseller and politician, mayor of DunedinJoseph Bevan Braithwaite (1818–1905), English Quaker ministerJunior Braithwaite (1949–1999), Jamaican reggae musicianKeith Braithwaite, New Zealand football player and managerKraigg Brathwaite (born 1992), West Indian cricket internationalLawrence Ytzhak Braithwaite (1963–2008) Canadian novelist, spoken word artist, dub poet, essayist, digital drummer and short fiction writerLeon Braithwaite (born 1972), English footballerLeonard Braithwaite (1923–2012), Canadian lawyer and politicianDame Lilian Braithwaite (1873–1948), English actressMartin Braithwaite (born 1991), Danish footballerMax Braithwaite (1911–1995), Canadian novelist and non-fiction authorMichael Braithwaite (born 1987), Canadian rowerSir Nicholas Brathwaite (1925–2016), prime minister of GrenadaNicholas Braithwaite (born 1939), English conductorPandora Braithwaite, fictional character in the Adrian Mole series by British author Sue TownsendRay Braithwaite (born 1933), Australian politicianRewi Braithwaite (fl. 1920s), New Zealand football playerRichard Brathwait or Brathwaite (1588–1673), English poetR. B. Braithwaite (1900–1990), English philosopherRobert Braithwaite (bryologist) (1824–1917), English botanistRobert Braithwaite (engineer) (born 1943), British engineerRobert Braithwaite (judge) (born 1950), United States District Court judgeRoderick Braithwaite (1901–1963), New Zealand politician, mayor of HamiltonSir Rodric Braithwaite (born 1932), British diplomat and authorRyan Brathwaite (born 1988), Barbadian track and field athleteStephen Brathwaite (born c.1949), Canadian actor and puppeteerStuart Braithwaite (born 1976), Scottish guitarist, bassist, drummer, singer and songwriterTalabi Braithwaite (1928–2011), Nigerian insurance brokerTed Braithwaite (1902–unknown), English footballerTut Braithwaite (born 1946), Paul "Tut" Braithwaite, British rock climber and mountaineerSir Walter Braithwaite (1865–1945), British Army general during World War IWalter Braithwaite (composer) (1906–1991), English composer, pianist and teacherWarwick Braithwaite (1896–1971), New Zealand-born British conductorWayne Braithwaite (born 1975), Guyanese professional boxerWilliam Charles Braithwaite (1862–1922), British Quaker historianWilliam Garnett Braithwaite (1870–1937), British Army general who served with New Zealand Military Forces during World War IWilliam Stanley Braithwaite (1878–1962), African-American poet, literary critic and scholar