Elworth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Elworth

What does the name Elworth mean?

The ancient roots of the Elworth family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Elworth comes from when the family lived in Cambridgeshire, where they derived their name from the place-name Elsworth. The place-name is derived from the Old English personal name Eli and worth, an Old English word for farm. The place-name translated literally as Eli's farm. 1

Early Origins of the Elworth family

The surname Elworth was first found in Cambridgeshire at Elsworth, a parish, in the union of Caxton and Arrington, hundred of Papworth. An ancient Saxon village, it dates back to 974 when it was first listed as Eleswurth. 1 By the Domesday Book of 1086, the place name had evolved to Elesuuorde. 2 Elworth is a village and a suburb of Sandbach, Cheshire but is rather recent in history so as to be an unlikely origin of the surname. Elworthy is a small village and civil parish in the Brendon Hills area of Somerset. 3

Early History of the Elworth family

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Elworth Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Elworth has appeared include Ellesworth, Elsworth, Ellsworth, Elisworth, Ellisworth, Elsworthy and many more.

Early Notables of the Elworth family

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Elworth migration to Australia +

Elworth Settlers in Australia in the 18th Century

Mr. Richard Elworth, Irish settler who was convicted in Ireland for life for political prisoner, transported aboard the "Friendship" on 24th August 1799, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Elworth (post 1700) +

Mark G. Elworth Jr., American Libertarian Party of Nebraska political candidate for governor in 2014

Sources +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au