Ellsworth (surname)

Ellsworth is a surname, originating in England prior to or around the 11th Century A.D. in the Cambridgeshire area. The name comes from Elsworth, from the place-name (and family seat) which in turn was derived from the Old English name "Eli" and "worth", an Old English word for farm or homestead. The original spelling was Aylesworth. Many spelling variants are known to exist, including Ellesworth, Elsworth, Ellsworth, Elisworth, Ellisworth, Ellsworthy, Aylesworth, Aylsworth, etc. Ellsworth is by far the most common Americanized / "standard" spelling.[1]

Migration from Europe

Records show a number of emigrants to the new world in the 17th century such as:

Josiah Ellsworth, settled in New England, possibly the same as is mentioned as purchasing land in Connecticut in 1645,
Sir John Ellsworth, arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1629
Jeremiah Ellsworth, arrived in Rowley, Massachusetts in 1650
Theophilus Ellsworth, arrived in New Amsterdam, 1652.

Notable people with the surname include:

Bobby Ellsworth (Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth), vocalist for the thrash metal band Overkill
Brad Ellsworth, U.S. Representative from Indiana
Charles C. Ellsworth (1824–1899), U.S. Representative from Michigan
David K. Ellsworth Americas Business Manager at Dow Chemical and Masters in Theological Studies from Moody Seminary.
Dick Ellsworth, Major League baseball pitcher
Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, friend of Abraham Lincoln often called the "first conspicuous casualty" of the American Civil War
Edmund Ellsworth, (1819–1893) LDS pioneer, Captain of the First Handcart Company
James Ellsworth (wrestler), American wrestler
Jason Ellsworth, American politician
Jeri Ellsworth, computer chip designer
Lincoln Ellsworth, American polar explorer and benefactor of the American Museum of Natural History
James Ellsworth, Lincoln Ellsworth's father, noted banker who helped finance Roald Amundsen's polar 1825 North Pole expedition, coal mine owner, and benefactor of the city of Hudson, Ohio and the Western Reserve Academy
Oliver Ellsworth (1745–1807), 3rd Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Richard E. Ellsworth (c. 1911 – March 18, 1953), World War II pilot and USAF commander during the early part of the Cold War
Robert Fred Ellsworth (1926–2011), former U.S. Representative from Kansas and U.S. Ambassador to NATO
Robert H. Ellsworth (1929–2014), American dealer of Asian art.
Stukely Ellsworth (1769–1837), New York politician
Theodore Richards Ellsworth (1918–1986), WWII POW & Author [2]
William W. Ellsworth (1791-1868) American attorney and politician, governor of Connecticut

It has also become a first name (e.g. Ellsworth Kelly) and a place name in the United States such as Ellsworth Air Force Base, Ellsworth, South Dakota Ellsworth, Maine, Ellsworth, Kansas, etc.

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References

History of the Ellsworth Name
http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=ELLSWORTH,_Theodore_Richards

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[name_history-1] History of the Ellsworth Name

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