Ainsworth (surname)
| Ainsworth | |
|---|---|
 Ainsworth coat of arms | |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | North West of England |
| Meaning | Enclosure |
Ainsworth is a surname with its origins in the Northwest of England. The origin of the word Ainsworth is from the Anglo-Saxon word 'worth' meaning an 'Enclosure', 'Ain' probably having been someone's name..
Notable people
- Alf Ainsworth, (1913–1975), English football player
- Bob Ainsworth (b. 1952), British politician and MP
- Cassandra Ainsworth, fictional character in the television series Skins who is portrayed by Hannah Murray
- Charles Ainsworth (1874–1956), British businessman and politician
- Charles Ainsworth (1885–1955), English footballer
- Dylan Ainsworth (born 1992), Canadian football player
- Edgar Ainsworth (artist) (1905–1975), British artist
- Ellen Ainsworth US Army Nurse Corps officer
- Gareth Ainsworth (b. 1973), English football player
- Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth (1905-1908) English mycologist
- George Ainsworth (1878–1950), Australian meteorologist, explorer and public servant
- Harrison Ainsworth (1888–1965), British newspaper editor
- Henry Ainsworth (1571–1622), English Nonconformist clergyman and scholar
- Kacey Ainsworth (b. 1968), English actress
- Kathryn Ainsworth, Australian netballer
- Kurt Ainsworth (b. 1978), American baseball player
- Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858), American clergyman and pastor
- Leonora Ainsworth (1894–1985), American screenwriter for silent movies
- Lexi Ainsworth, an American actress
- Mary Ainsworth (1913–1999), American-Canadian developmental psychologist
- Paul Ainsworth (b. 1979), British chef
- Peter Ainsworth (1790–1870), British politician
- Peter Ainsworth (b. 1956), British politician
- Sir Ralph Bignell Ainsworth (1875–1952), British Major-General
- Robert Ainsworth (lexicographer) (1660–1743), English Latin lexicographer
- Robert Ainsworth (b. 1957) son of Alex Ainsworth, Clergy, veteran of USMC and US Army
- Roger Ainsworth, British engineer and academic
- Ron Ainsworth, Australian rugby league player
- Seymour Ainsworth (1821–1890), American businessman
- Sidney Ainsworth, British screen and stage actor
- Stewart Ainsworth (born 1951), British archaeologist
- Walden L. Ainsworth (1886–1960), American admiral
- William Francis Ainsworth (1807–1896), English traveller and geographer, cousin to William Harrison Ainsworth
- William Harrison Ainsworth (1805–1882), English historical novelist
See also
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