Leavenworth
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English
Etymology
Probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England.
Proper noun
Leavenworth (countable and uncountable, plural Leavenworths)
- (countable) A habitational surname.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- A town in Crawford County, Indiana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States.
- A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
- A city in Chelan County, Washington, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leavenworth is the 41579th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Leavenworth is most common among White (92.16%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leavenworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 410.