Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
Foxworthy — This unusual surname, recorded in English Church Registers from the mid 16th Century under the variant spellings Foxeworthy, Foxworthie, Foxworthye and Voxworthy, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from some minor, unrecorded, or… … Surnames reference
Gedaelland — Common meadow or other land divided into shares by *ceorls; this land was usually fenced off to keep stray animals out. [< OldEngl. deelan = divide, share + land] Cf. Haw; Worthig … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Worth — An enclosed or self contained place like a homestead or farm; curtilage. [< OldEngl. word = soil, homestead] Cf. Worthig … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Larkworthy — This interesting surname rare in England is of English locational origin from one of the estimated seven to ten thousand villages and hamlets that have now disappeared from maps in Britain. The prime cause of this disappearances was the enforced… … Surnames reference
Nosworthy — This unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from some minor, unrecorded or now lost place, believed to have been situated in the West Country, because of the high incidence of early surname recordings from that area.… … Surnames reference
Raxworthy — This rare and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from a so called lost village likely to have been situated in Somerset, suggested by the numerous recordings in that county. The derivation is from the Old… … Surnames reference
Rexworthy — This rare and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from a so called lost village likely to have been situated in Somerset, suggested by the numerous recordings in that county. The derivation is from the Old… … Surnames reference
Stidworthy — This unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational surname deriving from a now lost place, one of the estimated seven to ten thousand villages and hamlets that have disappeared from the maps in Britain. The prime cause of these… … Surnames reference
