Worthem History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Worthem family

The surname Worthem was first found in Devon where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Wortham from ancient times. 1

Wortham is also a village and parish in Suffolk which dates back to Edward the Confessor. Worsham is a hamlet in Oxfordshire which dates back hundreds of years. Worthen is a village in Shropshire. "In this and the neighbouring parishes is a very singular ridge of stones termed Stiperstones, extending several miles towards Shrewsbury, and said to be the ancient boundary between England and Wales. " 2

The place names are derived from the "residence at an enclosure or homestead, Old English worþign, a term particularly common in the West Midlands." 1

Early rolls included entries for Richard de Worthin in the Hundredorum Rolls for Shropshire in 1274; Richard atte Wonhyne in Worcestershire in 1316; and William atte Wurthen who lived at Wortham, Devon in 1330. 1

Early History of the Worthem family

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Worthem Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wortham, Worthem and others.

Early Notables of the Worthem family

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Worthem migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Worthem Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William L Worthem, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 3

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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)