Hepworth

English

Etymology

Probably from the Old English personal name Heppa + worþ (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Hepworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hepworths)

1. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England.
2. A village in Holme Valley parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1606).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hepworth is the 15159^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1945 individuals. Hepworth is most common among White (97.43%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hepworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 166.