Papworth

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from the villages of Papworth Everard and Papworth St Agnes, from the Old English personal name Papa + worþ (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Papworth (plural Papworths)

1. A surname from Old English.

Related terms

• Papworth Everard
• Papworth St Agnes

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Papworth is the 62903^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 318 individuals. Papworth is most common among White (94.65%) individuals.

Further reading

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