Cudworth is an English locational surname, of Old English origin, deriving from the locations of Cudworth in Yorkshire, Somerset or Surrey. although the Yorkshire location is the most likely.[1][2][3]
| Pronunciation | English: /ˈkʊdwɜːrθ/ (Generally) English: /ˈkʊdɜːrθ/ CUD-erth (Yorkshire) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Meaning | "Cutha’s homestead” |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Cutworth, Cadworth, Cudwerth, Cudwarth, Cudwirth, Cuttworth, Cotworth, Cadorath, Cadoreth, Gutworth |
John de Cudworth (d.1384) married Margery the daughter of Richard de Oldham (lord of the manor of Werneth, Oldham, Lancashire) and the Cudworths were lords of the manor until 1683. Ralph Cudworth (1572/3–1624) was the son of Ralph Cudworth (d.1572) of Werneth Hall, Oldham.[4]
Surname edit
Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688) and family edit
- Damaris Cudworth Masham (1659–1708), English writer, theologian, and proto-feminist (daughter)
- James Cudworth (c.1612–1682), American colonist and Deputy Governor of Plymouth Colony (brother)
- Ralph Cudworth (1572/3–1624), English Anglican clergyman, royal chaplain, and theologian (father)
- Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688), English Anglican clergyman, Christian Hebraist, Classicist, theologian and philosopher
Others edit
- Andrew Gordon Cudworth (1939–1982), English physician and medical researcher
- Cyril "Charles" Leonard Elwell Cudworth (1908–1977), English librarian and musicologist
- Eddie Cudworth (1911–1990), Canadian long-distance runner
- Edward Aldrich Cudworth (1861–1937), American architect
- Henry Cudworth (1873–1914), English cricketer
- James I'Anson Cudworth (1817–1899), Locomotive Superintendent of the South Eastern Railway
- James Alaric Cudworth (1858–1943), professional baseball player
- Tom Cudworth (b.1964), American screenwriter
Given name edit
- Colonel Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Jr. (1817–1891), American lawyer, politician, soldier, and diplomat
- Norman Cudworth Armitage (1907–1972), American saber fencer
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Surname Database: Cudworth Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Cudworth Name Meaning". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Cudworth Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History – coadb.com: Coat of Arms, Surname Histories, Genealogy". coadb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "The parish of Prestwich with Oldham: Oldham | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
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