| ![Show Contents]() Wurth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Wurth arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Wurth family lived in Mackworth, a town in Derbyshire. The place name was rendered Macheuorde in the Domesday Book, a census taken by William the Conqueror twenty years after his conquest of England to determine the extent and value of his holdings for taxation purposes in 1086. It is a compound of the Old English personal name Macca and the suffix worth, which meant enclosure, or farm. Therefore the place name translates as "Macca's farm." It is from this name that the family name is derived. Early Origins of the Wurth familyThe surname Wurth was first found in Derbyshire where this Gaelic sounding name held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Mackworth at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086 A.D. In 1086 the manor was held by Earl Hugh of Mackworth and there is still evidence of the ruined castle. Early History of the Wurth familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wurth research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1619 and 1803 are included under the topic Early Wurth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wurth Spelling VariationsA multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include McWorth, MacWorth, Mackworth, Worth, Macwirth, McWirth, MacWirth, MacWurth, McWurth, McWyrth and many more. Early Notables of the Wurth familyMore information is included under the topic Early Wurth Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wurth RankingIn the United States, the name Wurth is the 8,014th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1  Migration of the Wurth family to Ireland
Some of the Wurth family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 49 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Wurth or a variant listed above:
Wurth Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Jacob Wurth, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
- Johan Jacob Wurth, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
- Maria Clara Kuhn Wurth, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1749 2
- Friederich Wurth, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Wurth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Charles A Wurth, aged 26, who landed in St Louis, Missouri in 1841 2
- John S Wurth, who arrived in Mississippi in 1846 2
- Barbara Wurth, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 2
- Mathias Wurth, who landed in Iowa in 1873 2
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Wurth Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Anna Wurth, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
- Appolonia Wurth, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
- Catherina Wurth, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
- George Wurth, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
- Gertroud Wurth, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Wurth (post 1700) | + |
- Christin Wurth (b. 1980), birth name of Christin Wurth-Thomas, an American athlete from Bloomington, Illinois who competes in middle distance track events
- Johann Joseph Würth (1706-1767), Austrian silversmith of the late baroque period
- Wallace Charles Wurth (1896-1960), Australian public servant, public service head, soldier and Chancellor of the New South Wales University of Technology
- Reinhold Würth (b. 1935), German businessman and art collector; he grew his father's wholesale screw business into the Adolf Würth Group, which posted record $13 billion in sales in 2013
- Giorgia Würth (b. 1981), Swiss-Italian television presenter and actress
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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