Last Name HAWORTH

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Meaning	Local: Of Haworth, a village near Keightey, county York, whose vicarage is famous as the former residence of Charlotte Bronte, her father being the vicar. Not to be confounded with Howorth, though no doubt the names have become mixed.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	6,482 (2000 US census)	5,001 (1990 US census)

Count	4,832 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

94.43%, or 4563 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
0.37%, or 18 total occurrences, as black,
0.6%, or 29 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.06%, or 51 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.61%, or 78 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.92%, or 93 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

Ukrainian middle names

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English surnames

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...