Foxworthy
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Lustleigh, Devon, from the Old English personal name Færoc + -s- + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).
Proper noun
Foxworthy (plural Foxworthys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Foxworthy is the 24352nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1029 individuals. Foxworthy is most common among White (92.42%) individuals.
References
- Survey of English Place-Names
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Foxworthy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 595.