The English surname Ashworth, found mainly in Lancashire, is an habitational name from any of various places called Ashworth, in Lancashire and elsewhere, from the Old English terms æsc meaning “ ash tree” and wor{dh} meaning ‘ an enclosed settlement.” The name is found as Assewrthe in the 1236 Pipe Rolls of Lancashire and as Asheworth in the 1347 Fine Court Rolls of Lancashire. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Abell Asshworthe, son of Robert Asshworthe, which was dated December 12th 1596, christened in Rochdale, Lancashire.
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