Rishworth
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Rushworth
Etymology
editFrom Old English rysċ (“rushes”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
Proper noun
editRishworth (countable and uncountable, plural Rishworths)
- A village in Ripponden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0318).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Rishworth is the 23159th most common surname in England, belonging to 182 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rishworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.