Stalworth

English

Alternative forms

• Stallard, Stallwood

Etymology

Nickname for a well-built or brave person, from Middle English stalworth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”).

Proper noun

Stalworth (plural Stalworths)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stalworth is the 113155^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 155 individuals. Stalworth is most common among Black/African American (80.65%) individuals.

Further reading

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