Norsworthy

English

Alternative forms

• Nasworthy, Nazworth, Norseworthy, Noseworthy, Nosworthy

Etymology

English habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Walkhampton, Devon, from the Old English personal name Norþ, a byname from norþ (“north”), + -s- + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).

Proper noun

Norsworthy (plural Norsworthys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Norsworthy is the 13291^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2295 individuals. Norsworthy is most common among White (86.49%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norsworthy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 679.