Elworth

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the Old English personal name Ella + worþ (“enclosure”).

Proper noun

Elworth (countable and uncountable, plural Elworths)

1. A village and suburb of Sandbach, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7461).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elworth is the 134712^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 125 individuals. Elworth is most common among White (84.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 525.