Kenworthy

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, apparently from the Old English personal name Cēna + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).

Proper noun

Kenworthy (plural Kenworthys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kenworthy is the 9932^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3248 individuals. Kenworthy is most common among White (93.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kenworthy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 294.