Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
AINSWORTH
There are approximately 9,339 people named Ainsworth in the UK. That makes it the 1,134th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 148 are named Ainsworth.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
AynsworthAinswirth
Ainsworthe
Ainnsworth
Aainsworth
Ainsworths
Aansworth
Ainzworth
Ainsworeth
Ainswortth
Ainsworthy
Ainswort
Aingnsworth
Agnsworthe
Ainsworthre
Ainisworth
Ainesworth
Ainsworts
Aingsworth
Ainseworth
The Ainsworth surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: British and Welsh. Local) From ains, a spring, a river, and gwerth, a place, possession, or court. In the British and Gaelic, Aun, Ain, Au, Hain, Aon, and Avon, signify a river; the place or possession on the river.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
AINSWORTH. A chnpelry in tlie parish of Middleton, near Manchester.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.