Wortham
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English
Etymology
From Old English worþ (“enclosure”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Wortham (plural Worthams)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0877).
- A census-designated place in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States.
- A town in Freestone County, Texas, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wortham is the 6358th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5358 individuals. Wortham is most common among White (50.15%) and Black/African American (43.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wortham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.