The story
- Old English · derived fromsūþ“south”
- English todaySouthworth
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English sūþ (“south”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishsūþ all →
southSudburySutcliffeSouthallSouthwickSouthamSoutheySeddingtonSouthcoteSouthropSudboroughSudbourneSudbrookeSudellSudlow
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.