Elsworth

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Ellsworth

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Elli + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Elsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Elsworths)

1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3163).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsworth is the 39486^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Elsworth is most common among White (93.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elsworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 524.

Anagrams

• Lowthers, Strehlow, whortles