Hollingworth
English
Alternative forms
- Hollingsworth, Hollinsworth
Etymology
From Old English holen (“holly”) + worþ (“worth”).
Proper noun
Hollingworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hollingworths)
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SK0096).
- A habitational surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hollingworth is the 32994th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 694 individuals. Hollingworth is most common among White (80.98%) and Black/African American (12.68%) individuals.
Derived terms
- hollingworthite
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hollingworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 193.