Butterworth
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English butere (“butter”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Butterworth (countable and uncountable, plural Butterworths)
- A surname from Old English.
- A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States.
- A major town in Penang, Malaysia.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]town in Malaysia
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Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Butterworth is the 7597th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4375 individuals. Butterworth is most common among White (95.09%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Butterworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 262.
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- en:Ghost towns in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Virginia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Virginia, USA
- en:Towns in Penang
- en:Towns in Malaysia
- en:Places in Penang
- en:Places in Malaysia