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Pound
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pound
English
Etymology
As an English surname, from both senses of the noun en pound meaning "measure of weight" and "enclosure."
As a en de - surname, variant of en Pfund, or as a north/en nds - surname, from the variants of it, en Pund, en Pundt, all meaning "pound," thus related to the above.
Pronunciation
en /paʊnd/
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en town co/Wise County s/Virginia c/USA.
en village/and/town co/Marinette County s/Wisconsin c/USA, both named after Thaddeus C. Pound.
Derived terms
en Poundesque Poundian Poundlike
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Pound is the 10046th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3206 individuals. Pound is most common among White (89.05%) individuals.
See also
en Poundstone