Worsley (surname)
Worsley is a habitational surname with several points of origin, particularly Lancashire and Worcestershire.[1][2] Notable people with the name include:
- Arthington Worsley (1861–1944), English botanist
- Arthur Worsley (1920–2001), English ventriloquist
- Beatrice Worsley (1921–1972), Canadian computer scientist
- Benjamin Worsley (1618–1673), English physician and surveyor-general of Ireland
- Charles Worsley (cricketer) (1902–1990), English cricketer
- Frank Worsley (1872–1943), New Zealand explorer
- Gump Worsley (1929–2007), Canadian hockey-player
- Henry Worsley (disambiguation) several people
- Israel Worsley (1768–1836), English Unitarian minister
- Joe Worsley (born 1977), English rugby player
- Lieutenant General John Worsley (British Army officer) (1912–1987)
- John Worsley (artist) (1919–2000), British naval artist and illustrator
- Les Vandyke (born 1931), English singer and songwriter, also known as John Worsley
- Rev. John Worsley (scholar) (1696–1767), English scholar and schoolmaster
- J. R. Worsley (1923–2003), English acupuncturist associated with 5 Element Style
- Katharine Worsley (born 1933), maiden name of the Duchess of Kent
- Lucy Worsley (born 1973), British historian and curator
- Marcus Worsley (1925–2012), Brotosj politician
- Mike Worsley (born 1976), English rugby player
- Miller Worsley (1791–1835), English naval officer
- Philip Stanhope Worsley (1835–1866), English poet
- Richard Worsley (1923–2013), English general
- Roger L. Worsley (born 1937), American academic
- T. C. Worsley (1907–1977), British critic
- William Worsley (priest) (died 1499), dean of St. Paul's cathedral, London
- William Worsley (1890–1973), baronet and cricketer, father of the Duchess of Kent
- Willie Worsley (born 1945), American professional basketball player
See also
- Lady Worsley (disambiguation)
- Worsley baronets
- Worsley (disambiguation)
- Worsley-Taylor baronets
References
- Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 633. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
- Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8063-0171-6.
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