Leavenworth
English
editEtymology
editProbably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England.
Proper noun
editLeavenworth (countable and uncountable, plural Leavenworths)
- (countable) A habitational surname.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- A town in Crawford County, Indiana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States.
- A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
- A city in Chelan County, Washington, United States.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leavenworth is the 41579th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Leavenworth is most common among White (92.16%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leavenworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 410.
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Towns in Indiana, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cities in Kansas, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:County seats of Kansas, USA
- en:Places in Kansas, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Minnesota, USA
- en:Neighborhoods in Nebraska, USA
- en:Places in Omaha
- en:Places in Nebraska, USA
- en:Cities in Washington, USA
- en:Places in Washington, USA
- English eponyms