Farnworth is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

origin. It is of connected origin to the surname Farnsworth, but has been dated back further than that of the latter. The oldest known record for the name appeared in

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

in 1185 in modern-day Farnworth, known then as Farnworth with Kearsley. The first chief for the Farnworth family clan, was a nobleman named Leinsig de Farnworth who came from

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and was granted land by King Henry II of England. The word Farnworth is a combination of two words; the old-English word fearn (which refers to ferns such as

bracken Bracken (''Pteridium'') is a genus of large, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. Ferns (Pteridophyta) are vascular plants that have alternating generations, large plants that produce spores and small plants that produce sex cells (eggs ...

) and worth (meaning a

settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building *Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction *Settlement (fina ...

). The full meaning of the surname is described as ''settlers from a place where ferns are abundant''. As of the British Census of 1881, Retrieved 25 January 2014 its occurrence was high in

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

and

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. In all other British counties, its frequency was --and still is--very low.

People

John Farnworth John Farnworth (born 18 January 1986) is a football freestyler, entertainer, and actor. He holds four Guinness World Records including the most around the worlds in under a minute. Biography Farnworth was born in Longridge, and grew up in Pr ...

(born 1988), English football freestyler * Judith Farnworth (born 1966), British ambassador to Kyrgyzstan *

Mike Farnworth Michael C. Farnworth (born July 23, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 15th and current deputy premier of British Columbia since 2021, and the minister of public safety and solicitor general since 2017. A member of the British C ...

(born 1959), Canadian politician *

Norman Farnsworth Norman Robert Farnsworth (March 23, 1930 – September 20, 2011) was a pharmacognosist, professor, and author. Early life and education He received his bachelor's in 1953 and master's in 1955 in pharmacy at the Massachusetts College of Pharma ...

(1930–2011), American pharmacognosist, pharmacologist, and author *

Oliver Farnworth Oliver Farnworth (born 5 August 1982) is an English actor. Farnworth was brought up just outside Halifax in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, but moved to Sidmouth in Devon when he was fifteen. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

(born 1982), English actor who found fame through ''Hollyoaks'' * Richard Farnworth (died 1666), English Quaker minister and writer *

Simon Farnworth Simon Farnworth (born 28 October 1963 in Chorley, Lancashire) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Preston North End and Wigan Athletic, and made over 500 appearances during his ca ...

(born 1963), English football goalkeeper who played for Lancashire clubs

Places

* Farnworth, a small town near Bolton, Greater Manchester

Other

* Farnworth parliament constituency, a defunct county constituency in Lancashire

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