Leavenworth

English

Etymology

Probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England.

Proper noun

Leavenworth (countable and uncountable, plural Leavenworths)

1. (countable) A habitational surname.
2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. A town in Crawford County, Indiana, United States.
   2. A city, the county seat of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States.
   4. A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
   5. A city in Chelan County, Washington, United States.

Derived terms

• Leavenworth County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leavenworth is the 41579^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Leavenworth is most common among White (92.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leavenworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 410.