Hollingworth
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English
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Etymology
From Old English holen (“holly”) + worþ (“worth”).
Proper noun
Hollingworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hollingworths)
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SK0096).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hollingworth is the 32994th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 694 individuals. Hollingworth is most common among White (80.98%) and Black/African American (12.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hollingworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 193.