Ellsworth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Ellsworth

What does the name Ellsworth mean?

The name Ellsworth has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Cambridgeshire, where they derived their name from the place-name Elsworth. The place-name is derived from the Old English personal name Eli and worth, an Old English word for farm. The place-name translated literally as Eli's farm. 1

Early Origins of the Ellsworth family

The surname Ellsworth was first found in Cambridgeshire at Elsworth, a parish, in the union of Caxton and Arrington, hundred of Papworth. An ancient Saxon village, it dates back to 974 when it was first listed as Eleswurth. 1 By the Domesday Book of 1086, the place name had evolved to Elesuuorde. 2 Elworth is a village and a suburb of Sandbach, Cheshire but is rather recent in history so as to be an unlikely origin of the surname. Elworthy is a small village and civil parish in the Brendon Hills area of Somerset. 3

Early History of the Ellsworth family

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Ellsworth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Ellsworth have been found, including Ellesworth, Elsworth, Ellsworth, Elisworth, Ellisworth, Elsworthy and many more.

Early Notables of the Ellsworth family

Distinguished members of the family include

Robert Ellsworth of London

Ellsworth Ranking

In the United States, the name Ellsworth is the 2,304^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 4 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Ellsworth is ranked the 569^th most popular surname with an estimated 80 people with that name. 5

Ellsworth migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Ellsworth, or a variant listed above:

Ellsworth Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Josiah Ellsworth who settled in New England in 1620 and purchased land there
Sir John Ellsworth, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1629 6
Josiah Ellsworth, who arrived in Connecticut in 1645 6
Jeremiah Ellsworth, who arrived in Rowley, Massachusetts in 1650 6
Theophilus Ellsworth, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1652 6

Ellsworth Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

David Ellsworth, who landed in Massachusetts and moved to Boston in 1767

Ellsworth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

E T Ellsworth, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 6
H B Ellsworth, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 6
By 1852 John Ellsworth had traveled across the states to settle in San Francisco
Thomas Ellsworth, aged 26, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1855 6
S Ellsworth, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855 6
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Ellsworth migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ellsworth Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Frances Ellsworth U.E., "Francis" who settled in Canada c. 1784 7
Mr. William Ellsworth U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Ellsworth (post 1700) +

Richard Clark "Dick" Ellsworth (1940-2022), American Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1958, 1960–1966), Philadelphia Phillies (1967), Boston Red Sox (1968–1969), Cleveland Indians (1969–1970), and Milwaukee Brewers (1970–1971)
Stukely Ellsworth (1769-1837), American politician, Member of the New York Senate (1825-1828)
Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807), American lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1796-1800)
Edmund Lovell Ellsworth (1819-1893), American pioneer member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth (1837-1861), American law clerk and soldier, best known as the first casualty of the American Civil War
Charles Clinton Ellsworth (1824-1899), American politician, U.S. Representative from Michigan (1877-1879)
John Bradley "Brad" Ellsworth (b. 1958), American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana's 8th District (2007-2011)
Robert Ellsworth (1926-2011), U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council in Brussels from 1969 to 1971
Brigadier General Richard Elmer Ellsworth (1911-1953), United States Air Force commander during the early part of the Cold War
Lincoln Ellsworth (1880-1951), American explorer, his father spent $100,000US to fund Roald Amundsen's trip to the North Pole in 1925. In exchange, Lincoln was the pilot. He later discovered Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica
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Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X