Twort is an
English surname
English names are names used in, or originating in, England.
In England as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of a given name, commonly referred to as a first name, and a (most commonly patrilineal) famil ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Frederick Twort
Frederick William Twort FRS (22 October 1877 – 20 March 1950) was an English bacteriologist and was the original discoverer in 1915 of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria). He studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital, London, was superi ...
(1877–1950), English bacteriologist
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Flora Twort (1893–1985), English artist and bookshop proprietor
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English-language surnames