Wrigglesworth
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a place in Yorkshire now called Woodlesford, from Old English wrīdels (a derivative of wrīd (“plant, bush, thicket”)) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Wrigglesworth (plural Wrigglesworths)
- A surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wrigglesworth is the 141140th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 118 individuals. Wrigglesworth is most common among White (93.22%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wrigglesworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN