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Origin of Orth Total Records: 23  Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: The Ainsworths originated in Lancashire England Surnames: Ainsworth Submitted by: Lisa Young Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: From the History of Bucks County, p. 559, it states: The name Worthington is derived from the locality whence the family came. Its etymology is three Saxon words. 'Wreath in ton' that is. 'Farm in town'. Twenty miles north-east of Liverpool in Leyland hundred, parish of Standish, county of Lancaster, England is the town WORTHINGTON. Here and in the adjacent manors resided the family of Worthington for many generations, being established, from the time of the Plantagenets, in high repute. The main stock can be traced in the publish archives back to Worthington de WORTHINGTON, in the reign of Henry III, 1236-1237, who was the progenitor of all the WORTHINGTONS of Lancashire. The old Hall of Worthington, where the family lived for seven hundred years, was pulled down less than fifty years ago.%0a%0aWORTHINGTON This township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Standish ecclesiastical parish and in Wigan poor law Union. In 1974 it became part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough.%0a%0aFrom the book called: Thomas Worthington, Father of Ohio Statehood by Alfred Byron Sears, it states the following: 'The motto of the Worthington family of Cheshire, England, was Virtute dignus avorum (In virtue worthy of ones ancestors). Each branch of the thRoger Worthington Surnames: Worthington Submitted by: Roger Worthington Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: The GOFORTH Name: Numerous clues which indicate that the Goforths were of Welsh origin. There are three Reports: %0a%0a1. The Goforth name originated several hundred years ago when a man faced with the alternative to violate his conscience or to 'go-forth' and leave everything. He chose to 'Go Forth.' %0a%0a2. Another report is about a man who used to fish for the Gar and always went to the forth or bay. The name Goforth was derived at a later date from the name 'Gar-forth.' %0a%0a3. An article taken from the newspaper, 'Long Beach Ind. Tel.', 4-30-67, states that the name is an English locational surname and was formed from the old Welsh word, 'Gof', coupled with the English 'ford'. Together describing 'Blacksmith's river crossing.' Altered to Goforth after centuries of use by descendents of the first 'Blacksmith who lived at the ford'. Surnames: Goforth, Gofourth Submitted by: Ronald G. Martin Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: The origin of this name is from Holland. Abraham Willemszen Tietsoort came to the United states from Amsterdam Holland sin the mid 1600's. Surnames: Titsworth Submitted by: William Wilson Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: The Unsworths intermarried with many of the distinguished families in southern Lancashire and of the Wirral Peninsula of Cheshire, the Blundells, the Molyneuxs and the Bolds.Edward Unsworth married Mary Delafield, who was maternally descended from Edmund, Duke of Somerset, grandson of John of Gaunt. Surnames: Hunsworth, Hunworth, Onnsworth, Ownsworth, Unceworth, Undsworth, Uneswort, Uneworth, Unisworth, Unsewoorthe, Unseworthe, Unswarth, Unsworth, Unsworthe Submitted by: Karl Unsworth Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: The name means (AS) 'Enclosure of the Hound or Dog'! or more accurately (OE) 'Hund's enclosure', (probably a man's name). Surnames: Hunsworth, Hunworth, Onnsworth, Ownsworth, Unceworth, Undsworth, Uneswort, Uneworth, Unisworth, Unsewoorthe, Unseworthe, Unswarth, Unsworth, Unsworthe Submitted by: Robert Unsworth Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Searching for the surname worldwide. Any and all references. Building a database and trying to link us all together. Surnames: NOSWORTHY Submitted by: Bob Nosworthy Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Archibald Northcutt born abt 1793 Va. died abt 1843 Ms. married abt 1818 Warren Co., Tn. Harriett (Hetty) Hogan born N. C. Archibald perents were John Northcutt and Lynchia England; Surnames: Northcutt Submitted by: Tommie Malone Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Catherine Wadsworth she was married in 1895 to Nevin D Seiple. sisters were Effa Wadsworth Stiles, Martha Edna Wadsworth Cummings.Catherine was born in 1873Pennslvania not sure. parents were Henry Wadsworth and Jesse Madora Marshal . Mercer County,Pennsylvania 1870 Census in Findley township. parents as Henry Wadsworth and May McKissix or McKisick . If anyone has any information on any of this Please contact me at jmichalski@access995.com Thank-you Jennifer . Surnames: Wadsworth Submitted by: Jennifer Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Looking for info on the parents of James Shuttleworth born in 1809, in Halliwell, Bolton. Surnames: Shuttleworth Submitted by: Deborah and Steven Nouzovsky Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Looking for Harmsworth surname in Hindley Lancashire from about 1874 through 1900's. Surnames: HARMSWORTH Submitted by: allan harmsworth Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: From addingham west yorkshire james born 1859-1909 married christina Surnames: shuttleworth Submitted by: Robert Shuttleworth Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Unity Sukeyb.10 Feb 1794 m.William Dixon dau. of George and Ann (Pearcy) Hackworth Surnames: Hackworth Submitted by: Tim Schoppenhorst Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Danford, or Danforth means Fjord of the Danes. Surnames: Danford, Danforth Submitted by: Carol Mushero Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Ward of the kings woods Surnames: Woodworth Woodward Submitted by: Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: From ains, a spring, a river, and gwerth, a place, possession, or court. In the British and Gaelic, Aun, Ain, Au, Hain, Aon, and Avon, signify a river; the place or possession on the river Surnames: Ainsworth Submitted by: Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: This name admits of several meanings; Eal, Saxon, finished, completed, and worth, a farm-house or village. Ayles, Cor. Br., low meadow, flat lands, washed by a river, sea, or lake, and gwerth, a worth, farm, house, village. Surnames: Aylsworth Submitted by: Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: FORTHE Middle English from Old English origin means Forward in time, place, order Related to Middle High German Vort Surnames: Forthe Submitted by: glitz Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: The Wentworth family derives its name from the lordship of Wentworth in the wapentake of Stafford, County of York, England, where lived Reginald de Winterwode at the time of the Conquest. Genealogists agree that the word is of Saxon origin, meaning white farm or court, taking its style from the soil composed of chalk or whitish clay. Surnames: Wentworth Submitted by: DP Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Origin of name Elworthy, believed to be anglo saxon meaning an enclosure of Elm tree's. Surnames: Elworthy Submitted by: simon Elworthy Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Sukeforth comes from a Hessian Soldier who was captured and released during the revolutionary war. His original name was too difficult to spell (the name is similar to Zukenford) and the name was changed to Sukeforth. All Sukeforth's supposedly come from this one solder. According to one census there are 1250 Sukeforth's in the United States! This is all from a relative who wrote a family history which I read a few years ago. Surnames: Sukeforth Submitted by: C. Sukeforth Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: It's Anglo-Viking: "Sigs" coming from the Viking for "Victory" and "Worth" being old English for "Farm or Homestead" Surnames: Sigsworth Submitted by: Neil Dahlgaard-Sigsworth Origin of Orth, Meaning of Orth Origin: Ainsworth Surnames: Ainsworth Submitted by: 2/16/2012 12:59 AM Page 1 of 1

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