Leworthy

English

Alternative forms

• Leaworthy

Etymology

Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from either the Old English personal name Leofa or hlēo (“shelter”) + worþig (“piece of land, estate”).

Proper noun

Leworthy (plural Leworthys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Leworthy is the 13173^rd most common surname in England, belonging to 416 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leworthy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 431.