Last Name WENTWORTH

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Meaning	Local: Of Wentworth, a chapelry in the parish of Wath-upon-Dearne, W. Rid. Yorks. This surname has ramified strongly both in England and America. There is also a parish of this name iin county Camb., four miles from Ely. There is clear evidence that this place has helped to swell the total. Local: The 'Worth,' farm, or place, on the river 'Went,' in Northumberland, England.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	4,006 (2000 US census)	3,472 (1990 US census)

Count	8,139 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

95.69%, or 7788 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
1.22%, or 99 total occurrences, as black,
0.47%, or 38 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.45%, or 37 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.07%, or 87 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.11%, or 90 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Longest baby names

The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

American Surnames

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