The worthing Surname
worthing Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from either of two places called
Worthing, in Sussex and Norfolk. The Norfolk place name is probably
from Old English worðign ‘the enclosure’, while the Sussex
one is derived from an unattested Old English personal name,
Weorð, (from Old English weorð ‘worthy’) +
-ingas ‘people of’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 13 - Messages: 34
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| New Hamshire Worthing/Worthen ancestors | Jennifer Lavin | 5 |
| Looking for husband of Lucinda Worthing |
 dmc0942
| 0 |
| Worthing, Barlow | Nancy Atwell | 0 |
| Jonathan Worthiing - Maine | Barbara Wehman | 0 |
| looking for Lionel Albert Worthing |
KarenKozak27
| 1 |
| Winthrop Worthing |
bad__frog
| 2 |
| need help reading name on 1920 census |
tinapierce1967
| 0 |
| FAMILY TREE | GARY CARLISLE-SMITH | 0 |
| Worthing |
KimLubbers50
| 0 |
| Barlowe Worthing | Portia Craven Barnett | 4 |
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