Wadsworth

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Wordsworth

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wæddi + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɒdzwə(ɹ)θ/, /ˈwɒdzwɜː(ɹ)θ/

Proper noun

Wadsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Wadsworths)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A civil parish in Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England.
   2. A village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States.
   4. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, U.
   5. A city in Medina County, Ohio, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname

Derived terms

• Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction
• wadsworthensis

Related terms

• Wadworth

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wadsworth is the 3588^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9912 individuals. Wadsworth is most common among White (89.0%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Wadworths