Foxworthy

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Lustleigh, Devon, from the Old English personal name Færoc + -s- + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).

Proper noun

Foxworthy (plural Foxworthys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Foxworthy is the 24352^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1029 individuals. Foxworthy is most common among White (92.42%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Foxworthy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 595.