Southworth

English

Alternative forms

(surname): Sudworth

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English sūþ (“south”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Southworth (countable and uncountable, plural Southworths)

A surname from Old English.
An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio, United States.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, United States.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Southworth is the 7004^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4783 individuals. Southworth is most common among White (95.55%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Southworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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