Rushworth Family Name and Heraldry

Behind the Rushworth surname stands Rushforth, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Someone who came from Rushford (homestead overgrown with rushes)”.

Heraldry and the Rushworth name

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Rushworth and Rushforth

Spelled with “w” instead of “f”, Rushworth shows how the same name was heard and written differently.

Rushworth ranked 58,182 in the 2010 US Census, with 349 people answering to the name. Want more than a summary? See the Rushworth family name pack.