The story
Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from either the Old English personal name Leofa or hlēo (“shelter”) + worþig (“piece of land, estate”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →
Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from either the Old English personal name Leofa or hlēo (“shelter”) + worþig (“piece of land, estate”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.