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)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. 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

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