Wadsworth - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Wadsworth \

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "village near the ford". Place name. Surname of a family prominent on the American cultural scene. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Wadsworth has 1 variant form: Waddsworth.

Wadsworth is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#3046 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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