Butterworth

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English butere (“butter”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)ˌwɜː(ɹ)θ/
• (Malaysia) IPA^(key): /ˈbatəwɔt/

Proper noun

Butterworth (countable and uncountable, plural Butterworths)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A ghost town in Warren County, Ohio, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States.
4. A major town in Penang, Malaysia.

Derived terms

• Butterworth filter

Translations

town in Malaysia

• Chinese:

  Chinese: 北海 (zh) (Běihǎi)

• Tamil: பட்டர்வொர்த் (paṭṭarvort)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Butterworth is the 7597^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4375 individuals. Butterworth is most common among White (95.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Butterworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 262.