Ainsworth is a surname with its origins in the Northwest of

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. The origin of the word Ainsworth is from the

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

word 'worth' meaning an 'Enclosure', 'Ain' probably having been someone's name.. There is a village called

Ainsworth Ainsworth may refer to: Places ;Canada *Ainsworth Hot Springs, British Columbia ;United Kingdom *Ainsworth, Greater Manchester, England ;United States * Ainsworth, Indiana *Ainsworth, Iowa *Ainsworth, Nebraska *Ainsworth, Wisconsin *Ainsworth, Wa ...

near Bolton.

Notable people

* Alf Ainsworth, (1913–1975), English football player *

Bob Ainsworth Robert William Ainsworth (born 19 June 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North East from 1992 to 2015, and was the Secretary of State for Defence from 2009 to 2010. Following the ge ...

(born 1952), British politician and MP * Charles Ainsworth (politician) (1874–1956), British businessman and politician * Charles Ainsworth (footballer) (1885–1955), English footballer * David M. Ainsworth (1954–2019), American farmer and politician * Dorothy Sears Ainsworth (1894–1976), American physical educator * Dylan Ainsworth (born 1992), Canadian football player *

Edgar Ainsworth (artist) Edgar Ainsworth (1905-1975) was a British artist, poster designer and magazine illustrator, who is known for the drawings he made at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in the months following the camps' liberation by the British Army in 1945 ...

(1905–1975), British artist *

Ellen Ainsworth Ellen Ainsworth (1918 in Glenwood City, Wisconsin – 1944 in Anzio, Italy) was an officer in the United States Army during World War II. Ainsworth was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart for her actions during Operation Shingle while se ...

, US Army Nurse Corps officer *

Gareth Ainsworth Gareth Ainsworth (born 10 May 1973) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Queens Park Rangers. A former youth player at Blackburn Rovers, the midfielder, who was known for his crossing ability ...

(born 1973), English football player *

Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth (9 October 1905 in Birmingham – 25 October 1998 in Derby) was a British mycologist and scientific historian. He was the older brother of Ruth Ainsworth. Education and work Ainsworth received his doctorate fr ...

(1905–1998), English mycologist * George Ainsworth (1878–1950), Australian meteorologist, explorer and public servant *

Harrison Ainsworth William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 18053 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in ...

(1888–1965), British newspaper editor * Henry Ainsworth (1571–1622), English nonconformist clergyman and scholar *

John C. Ainsworth John Commingers Ainsworth (June 6, 1822 – December 30, 1893) was an American pioneer businessman and steamboat owner in Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved west to mine gold in California before immigrating to Oregon where he piloted steamships ...

(1822–1893), American pioneer businessman and steamboat owner in Oregon * Kacey Ainsworth (born 1968), English actress *

Kathryn Ainsworth Kathryn Ainsworth, also known as Katt Ainsworth, is an netball in Australia, Australian netball player who played for Surrey Storm in the Netball Superleague. She was a member of the Storm teams that won Superleague titles in 2015 Netball Super ...

, Australian netball player *

Kurt Ainsworth Kurt Harold Ainsworth (born September 9, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB) and went to Louisiana State University. Ainsworth als ...

(born 1978), American baseball player * Leonard Ainsworth (born c. 1923), Australian businessman * Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858), American clergyman and pastor * Leonora Ainsworth (1894–1985), American screenwriter for silent movies * Lexi Ainsworth (born 1992), American actress *

Lionel Ainsworth Lionel Glenn Robert Ainsworth (born 1 October 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Aveley as a right winger. He has previously played for multiple Football League and non-league clubs as well as in the Scottish Premiership. He was cappe ...

(born 1987), English footballer * Lisa Ainsworth, American plant physiologist * Mary Ainsworth (1913–1999), American-Canadian developmental psychologist *

Paul Ainsworth Paul Ainsworth (born 1979) is a British chef from Southampton, England. He is chef-patron at Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 in Padstow, Cornwall which was awarded a Michelin star in 2013 and has four AA Rosettes. After studying at catering college, ...

(born 1979), British chef *

Peter Ainsworth (Bolton MP) Peter Ainsworth DL JP (24 November 1790 – 18 January 1870) was a British landowner and operator of an important bleach works. Leaving the family business to a brother, he went into politics as a Whig, and was one of the two Members of Parl ...

(1790–1870), British politician *

Peter Ainsworth Peter Michael Ainsworth (16 November 1956 – 6 April 2021) was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for East Surrey from 1992 to 2010. Following his retirement from politics, Ainsworth was appointed UK ch ...

(1956–2021), British politician * Ralph Ainsworth (1875–1952), British major-general *

Robert Ainsworth (lexicographer) Robert Ainsworth (September 16604 April 1743) was an English Latin lexicographer, and author of a well-known compendious ''Dictionary of the Latin Tongue''. Life He was born at Wordsall, in the parish of Eccles, Manchester, in September 1660. Aft ...

(1660–1743), English Latin lexicographer *

Roger Ainsworth Roger William Ainsworth (17 November 1951 – 23 February 2019) was Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford and Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, England. Education Ainsworth was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar ...

(1951–2019), British engineer and academic * Ron Ainsworth (1924–2000), Australian rugby league player * Seymour Ainsworth (1821–1890), American businessman * Sidney Ainsworth (1872–1922), British actor *

Stewart Ainsworth Stewart Ainsworth FSA, MCIfA (born 26 June 1951) is a British archaeological investigator who is regularly seen on ''Time Team'' the Channel 4 archaeological television series he joined in 1995. He has since appeared in over two hundred episode ...

(born 1951), British archaeologist *

Walden L. Ainsworth Walden Lee "Pug" Ainsworth (November 10, 1886 – August 7, 1960) was an admiral of the United States Navy. For his role in commanding destroyer and cruiser task forces in the Pacific during World War II, he was awarded the Navy Cross (United St ...

(1886–1960), American admiral *

William Francis Ainsworth William Francis Ainsworth (9 November 1807 – 27 November 1896) was an English surgeon, traveller, geographer, and geologist, known also as a writer and editor. Life Ainsworth was born in Exeter, the son of John Ainsworth of Rostherne in Chesh ...

(1807–1896), English traveller and geographer, cousin to William Harrison * William Harrison Ainsworth (1805–1882), English historical novelist

Fictional

* Cassandra Ainsworth, character in the television series '' Skins'', portrayed by Hannah Murray * Elias Ainsworth, one of the main characters of the manga The Ancient Magus' Bride

Notable people

Fictional

See also