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English
Etymology
From Old English hwīt (“white”) + worð (“enclosure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/ (General)
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪtɜːrθ/ (Whitworth, Rossendale, Lancashire)
Proper noun
Whitworth (countable and uncountable, plural Whitworths)
- A small town and civil parish with a town council in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8818). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitworth is the 3647th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9748 individuals. Whitworth is most common among White (88.39%) individuals.
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