The story
- Old English · derived fromæsċ“ash tree”
- English todayAshworth
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishæsċ all →
ashdashAshlandAshcroftAshbyAshmoreAshdownAshburyAshbourneashwoodAshurstAxfordæscAshcottAshdonAshtree
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.