Meanings
Origin
Habitational surname from the villages of Papworth Everard and Papworth St Agnes, from the Old English personal name *Papa + worþ (“enclosure”).
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APA
Papworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Papworth
MLA
“Papworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Papworth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Papworth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Papworth.
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