Surname

Papworth

“enclosure”

Papworth is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Papworth goes back to a word meaning “enclosure.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Papworth comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English · Nature

Ashworth

“ash tree”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Pankhurst

“finch”

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Old English

Allport

“old”

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Old English

Ailsworth

“enclosure”

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Old English

Patmore

“lake, pool”

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Old English

Hepworth

“enclosure”

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Old English

Haworth

“enclosure, yard; hedge”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Walsworth

“Briton” · “enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

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