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Were does my last name come from?

if someone could please help me find were it Originated from
and can you give me the website link you found the infomation the name is (Worswick)

thanks


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey Scouser,

The surname Worswick is found in the Family Search by LDS, and mostly agrees with Swyrich.com, it is English, here is one of the oldest entries on a cursory glance:
"Thomas WORSWICK (AFN: 1T8Q-XX7) Pedigree
Sex: M Family
Event(s):
Birth: 1759
Christening: 25 Dec 1759
St Mary, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Parents:
Father: Alexander WORSWICK (AFN: 1T8Q-XVS)
Mother: <Unknown> (AFN: 1T8Q-XW1)"

Here is what Swyrich.com by James P. Wolf says:
"Worswick

Origin: English

Spelling variations of this family name include: Worswick, Wurswick, Urswick, Worsyke, Worsick, Ursick, Ursweek, Ursweeke, Urswyke, Urswyck, Urswicke, Horswycke, Orswick and many more.

First found in Lancashire where they were anciently seated as Lords of the Manor.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands. "