Ashworth

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Ashworth (plural Ashworths)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ashworth is the 3531^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10116 individuals. Ashworth is most common among White (91.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ashworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63.

Anagrams

• Haworths, Horwaths, Howarths