Worthington
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Etymology
[edit]From the Old English personal name Wurþ + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Worthington (countable and uncountable, plural Worthingtons)
- A place in England:
- A civil parish (without a council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD579102). [1]
- A village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK4020). [2]
- A former community in Walden, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Greene County, Indiana.
- A small city in Dubuque County, Iowa.
- A city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States.
- A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
- A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
- A city, the county seat of Nobles County, Minnesota.
- A township in Nobles County, Minnesota.
- A village in Putnam County, Missouri.
- A city in Franklin County, Ohio.
- A township in Richland County, Ohio.
- A borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Marion County, West Virginia.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Worthington is the 2503rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14452 individuals. Worthington is most common among White (87.57%) individuals.
References
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Worthington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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