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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsUnsworthe, Hunsworth, Hunsworthe

Meaning & History

habitational name from Unsworth (Lancashire) recorded as Hundeswrth in 1291. This name was easily confused with Hunsworth in Yorkshire since they shared the same etymology. "Hund's enclosure or settlement" (from the Old English personal name Hund "dog" and Old English worþ "enclosure").
Added 2/26/2025 by Paradiso36