Whitworth
English
Etymology
From Old English hwīt (“white”) + worð (“enclosure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/ (General)
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪtɜːrθ/ (Whitworth, Rossendale, Lancashire)
Proper noun
Whitworth (countable and uncountable, plural Whitworths)
- A small town and civil parish with a town council in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Whitworth gun
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitworth is the 3647th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9748 individuals. Whitworth is most common among White (88.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- withthrow