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Killingworth

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the unattested Old English personal name *Cylla + -ing (belonging to) + worþ (enclosure).

Proper noun

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Killingworth (countable and uncountable, plural Killingworths)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2771).
    2. A small town in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
    3. A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Killingworth is the 153769th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 106 individuals. Killingworth is most common among White (48.11%) and Black/African American (48.11%) individuals.

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