Leworthy
English
Alternative forms
- Leaworthy
Etymology
Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from either the Old English personal name Leofa or hlēo (“shelter”) + worþig (“piece of land, estate”).
Proper noun
Leworthy (plural Leworthys)
- A surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Leworthy is the 13173rd most common surname in England, belonging to 416 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leworthy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN