Entwistle
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English
Etymology
From either Old English henn (“hen”) or ened (“duck”) + twisel (“fork; bifurcation”).
Proper noun
Entwistle (countable and uncountable, plural Entwistles)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.
- A village in North Turton parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7217).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Entwistle is the 18596th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1482 individuals. Entwistle is most common among White (95.82%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Entwistle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 531.