Langworthy

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from Old English lang (“long”) + worþig (“piece of land, estate, enclosure”).

Proper noun

Langworthy (countable and uncountable, plural Langworthys)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Iowa, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Langworthy is the 16071^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1802 individuals. Langworthy is most common among White (92.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langworthy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 391.