Duckworth
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ducca + worþ (“enclosure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʌkwə(ɹ)θ/, /ˈdʌkwɜː(ɹ)θ/
Proper noun
Duckworth (countable and uncountable, plural Duckworths)
- A surname from Old English.
- An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Duckworth is the 2968th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12080 individuals. Duckworth is most common among White (79.83%) and Black/African American (14.64%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Duckworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 494.
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