As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WITH. A local termination occurring in such names as Sopwith, Skipwith, Beckwith. Worsaae derives it from the Danish, and says it means a forest. It is more likely identical with north, which see.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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