Wadsworth
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Wordsworth
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Wæddi + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɒdzwə(ɹ)θ/, /ˈwɒdzwɜː(ɹ)θ/
Proper noun
Wadsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wadsworths)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A civil parish in Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England.
- A village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States.
- A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, U.
- A city in Medina County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wadsworth is the 3588th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9912 individuals. Wadsworth is most common among White (89.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wadsworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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