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)

1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Whitworth gun

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitworth is the 3647^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9748 individuals. Whitworth is most common among White (88.39%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• withthrow