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Haworth is a village in City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, in the Pennines, 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Keighley, 10 miles (16 km) west of Bradford and 10 miles (16 km) east of Colne in Lancashire. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhope. Nearby villages include Cross Roads, Stanbury and Lumbfoot.
Haworth is a village and tourist attraction in the English county of West Yorkshire, best known for its association with the Brontë sisters.
Lister or Lyster is an English occupational surname, and may refer to a textile dyer, from the Middle English word "litster", meaning to dye. It dates back to the 13th century in Scotland with the recording of Aleyn le Littester of Edinburghshire who rendered homage to the Interregnum Government in 1296, and to the 14th century in England.
Mawer has sometimes been described as a British occupational surname related to another British surname "Mower". However there is no reliable citation or clear origin for this. One argument against a speculated connection with the name "Mower" is that in the days when clerks (amanuenses) wrote what they heard from the illiterate public, they differentiated between Mawer and Mower, i.e. they were probably pronounced differently, even in areas where the same dialect was spoken.
Buxton is a surname of Anglo-Saxon, or Scottish-Gaelic origin, and may refer to
Sagar is a surname and given name of multiple origins.
Baines is a surname of English, Scottish or Welsh origin. It shares many of the same roots with the British surname Bains. It shares some roots with the British surname Bain.
Read is a surname of English origins.
Shuttleworth is the surname of a family that appears to have originated in either Lancashire or Yorkshire no later than the 14th century.
Howarth is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, most commonly found among families originating in the English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, especially around the village of Great Howarth near Rochdale, Lancashire, and Haworth in Yorkshire. It is found in a variety of different interrelated spellings, including Haworth and Howorth, and derives from one of two meanings, hoh-worth, meaning settlement on a small hill, and haga-worth, settlement surrounded by a hawthorn hedge. The first recorded use of the surname in its current spelling is from 1616; earlier varieties are found as far back as Robert de Hawrth in 1200. Other historical spellings of the name include Hearwarthe and Huarth.
Wallbank is a topographical surname of British origin, which was in use in Lancashire by the 13th century, and meant a person who lived by the bank of a stream or river. Alternative spellings including de Wallbank, Walbank, Walbanks, and Wallbanks. The name may refer to:
Birchall is an English surname deriving from the settlement of Biekel, Lancashire, and derived from Birch - hill. The village of Biekel later became "Birtle".
Boocock is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Yorkshire, followed by Lancashire and Northumberland. In all other British counties its frequency was below national average. The name Boocock may refer to:
One theory is that Hampson is an Irish surname. The small clan of O’hAmhsaigh (O’Hampsey) had become O'Hamson by 1659, when it is recorded in the census of 1659 as one of the principal Irish surnames in the barony of Keenaght, and as O'Hampson and Hampson it is found in the contemporary Hearth Money Rolls for County Londonderry.
Farnworth is a surname of English 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 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 Germany and was granted land by King Henry II of England.
Haworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Chew is a Chinese, English or Korean surname.
Hannett is a surname of United Kingdom descent.
Keillor is a surname of Scottish origin. It is thought to derive from the Scottish Gaelic word "gu leòr" meaning "sufficient," "enough" or "plenty."
Howarth is a surname.
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