Papworth
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from the villages of Papworth Everard and Papworth St Agnes, from the Old English personal name Papa + worþ (“enclosure”).
Proper noun
Papworth (plural Papworths)
- A surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Papworth is the 62903rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 318 individuals. Papworth is most common among White (94.65%) individuals.
Related terms
- Papworth Everard
- Papworth St Agnes
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Papworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN