The hemsworth Surname

hemsworth Name Meaning and History

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Hemsworth in West Yorkshire, named from an unattested Old English personal name, Hymel, + worð ‘enclosure’.

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The hemsworth name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the hemsworth family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of hemsworth Families in the US in 1920

Number of hemsworth families

6-9

3-5

1-2

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leonard hemsworth	twodebs1	3
finding family	Rose Hemsworth	2
How many Hemsworths?	Ross Hemsworth	33
Loughrea	crisper51	0
adoption	Carol	2
Hemsworths of Garforth	Carol Hemsworth	2
Elmer Lorenzo Hemsworth	c_himbarger	1
hemsworth family	paulhemsworth	0
more on Jessie Hemsworth	jonofiddle	0
Jessie Hemsworth	Jonathan Danforth	0

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