Entwistle

English

Etymology

From either Old English henn (“hen”) or ened (“duck”) + twisel (“fork; bifurcation”).

Proper noun

Entwistle (countable and uncountable, plural Entwistles)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.
   2. A village in North Turton parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7217).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Entwistle is the 18596^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1482 individuals. Entwistle is most common among White (95.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Entwistle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 531.