Unsworth

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hund, a byname from hund (“hound, dog”), + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”). The loss of the initial "h" sound is a typical feature of Lancashire placenames.

Proper noun

Unsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Unsworths)

1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD814470).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Unsworth is the 25381^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 975 individuals. Unsworth is most common among White (92.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Unsworth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.