Whitworth Family History

Whitworth Name Meaning

English (Lancashire, Yorkshire, North Midlands): habitational name from Whitworth in Rochdale (Lancashire), and possibly also from Whitworth (Durham). The placenames derive from the Old English personal name Hwīta or Old English hwīt ‘white’ + worth ‘enclosure’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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