Haworth

English

Etymology

From Old English haga (“enclosure, yard; hedge”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, village in West Yorkshire) IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊəθ/

Proper noun

Haworth (countable and uncountable, plural Haworths)

1. A village in Haworth and Stanbury parish, in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0337).
2. A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
3. A town in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Haworth is the 6714^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5030 individuals. Haworth is most common among White (92.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 145.

Anagrams

• Horwath, Howarth