Stanwix
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Old English stān (“stone”) + Old Norse veggr (“wall”).
Proper noun
[edit]Stanwix (countable and uncountable, plural Stanwixes)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburban area of Carlisle, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3956).
- A locality in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stanwix is the 149395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 110 individuals. Stanwix is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stanwix”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Suburbs in Cumbria, England
- en:Places in Cumbria, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Arizona, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in Arizona, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old Norse
- English surnames from Old English