Surname

Worthing

“enclosure”

Worthing is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Worthing goes back to Old English worþig, meaning “enclosure.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Worthing comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English worþig (“enclosure”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old English

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Cumbric

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