Leworthy
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Leworthy (plural Leworthys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Leworthy is the 13173rd most common surname in England, belonging to 416 individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leworthy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 431.