Keyworth
English
editEtymology
editFrom an unclear first element, perhaps Old English cā (“jackdaw”), cȳ (“cows”), or cǣg (“key; peg, pole”), + worþ (“enclosure”).
Proper noun
editKeyworth (countable and uncountable, plural Keyworths)
- A large village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6131). [1][2]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Keyworth is the 50564th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 413 individuals. Keyworth is most common among White (94.67%) individuals.
References
editFurther reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Keyworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 298.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Nottinghamshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English