Ainsworth Name Meaning: A habitational name for someone who lived in 'Ainsworth',near Manchester.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The first recorded spelling is that of 'William De Aynesworth'.
Discover how your Ainsworth ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 15 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 458 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 49 |
| Derbyshire | 142 |
| Devon | 19 |
| Dorset | 28 |
| Durham | 87 |
| Essex | 107 |
| Gloucestershire | 17 |
| Hampshire | 70 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 16 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 25 |
| Lancashire | 4,304 |
| Leicestershire | 47 |
| Lincolnshire | 62 |
| London | 362 |
| Middlesex | 103 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 67 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 45 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 28 |
| Surrey | 56 |
| Sussex | 29 |
| Staffordshire | 285 |
| Warwickshire | 57 |
| Westmorland | 33 |
| Wiltshire | 13 |
| Worcestershire | 39 |
| Yorkshire | 629 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 27 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 626 |
| Cotton Weaver | 288 |
| Weaver | 102 |
| Weaver Cotton | 48 |
| Private Means | 43 |
| Labourer | 41 |
| At Home | 37 |
| Housekeeper | 36 |
| None | 35 |
| House Keeper | 32 |
| General Labourer | 31 |
| Clerk | 28 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 26 |
| Scholar | 25 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 25 |
| Assisting In The Business | 25 |
| Dressmaker | 23 |
| House Painter | 23 |
| At School | 21 |
| Cotton Cloth Weaver | 21 |
| Farm Labourer | 21 |
| Carter | 20 |
| Farmer | 19 |
| Cotton Winder | 19 |
| Housewife | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ainsworth | 3,160 |
| John Ainsworth | 2,858 |
| William Ainsworth | 2,561 |
| James Ainsworth | 1,916 |
| Elizabeth Ainsworth | 1,885 |
| Thomas Ainsworth | 1,839 |
| Sarah Ainsworth | 1,438 |
| Alice Ainsworth | 1,031 |
| Ann Ainsworth | 1,014 |
| Joseph Ainsworth | 1,014 |
| Jane Ainsworth | 971 |
| George Ainsworth | 818 |
| Margaret Ainsworth | 793 |
| Ellen Ainsworth | 790 |
| Henry Ainsworth | 625 |
| Richard Ainsworth | 503 |
| Annie Ainsworth | 501 |
| Robert Ainsworth | 483 |
| Martha Ainsworth | 443 |
| Hannah Ainsworth | 439 |
| Eliza Ainsworth | 419 |
| Charles Ainsworth | 363 |
| Edward Ainsworth | 360 |
| Samuel Ainsworth | 359 |
| Emma Ainsworth | 346 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ainsworth | 100% | 40,952 |
| 2 | Unsworth | 78% | 22,550 |
| 3 | Answorth | 89% | 1,009 |
| 4 | Ensworth | 78% | 563 |
| 5 | Nosworth | 67% | 317 |
| 6 | Insworth | 89% | 315 |
| 7 | Ounsworth | 78% | 190 |
| 8 | Anisworth | 78% | 166 |
| 9 | Nusworth | 67% | 112 |
The surname Ainsworth is the most popular version of all its varients