Ainsworth is a surname with its origins in the Northwest of England. The origin of the word Ainsworth is from the Anglo-Saxon word 'worth' meaning an 'Enclosure', 'Ain' probably having been someone's name..
There is a village called Ainsworth near Bolton. The first known Ainsworth was John de Ainsworth. Recent famous Ainsworths include William Harrison-Ainsworth, twins Lily ‘Pilpo’ and Florence ‘Flozzle’ Ainsworth, George ‘Armando’ Ainsworth, Samantha ‘Spam’ Ainsworth, Cordelia ‘Cordy’ Ainsworth and Alan ‘T-Man’ Ainsworth.
Notable people Alf Ainsworth, (1913–1975), English football player Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (born 2008), English actor Bob Ainsworth (born 1952), British politician and MP Charles Ainsworth (politician) (1874–1956), British businessman and politician Charles Ainsworth (footballer) (1885–1955), English footballer David M. Ainsworth (1954–2019), American farmer and politician Dorothy Sears Ainsworth (1894–1976), American physical educator Dylan Ainsworth (born 1992), Canadian football player Edgar Ainsworth (artist) (1905–1975), British artist Ellen Ainsworth, US Army Nurse Corps officer Gareth Ainsworth (born 1973), English football player Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth (1905–1998), English mycologist George Ainsworth (1878–1950), Australian meteorologist, explorer and public servant Harrison Ainsworth (1888–1965), British newspaper editor Henry Ainsworth (1571–1622), English nonconformist clergyman and scholar John C. Ainsworth (1822–1893), American pioneer businessman and steamboat owner in Oregon Kacey Ainsworth (born 1968), English actress Kathryn Ainsworth, Australian netball player Kurt Ainsworth (born 1978), American baseball player Leonard Ainsworth (born c. 1923), Australian businessman Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858), American clergyman and pastor Leonora Ainsworth (1894–1985), American screenwriter for silent movies Lexi Ainsworth (born 1992), American actress Lionel Ainsworth (born 1987), English footballer Lisa Ainsworth, American plant physiologist Mary Ainsworth (1913–1999), American-Canadian developmental psychologist Paul Ainsworth (born 1979), British chef Peter Ainsworth (Bolton MP) (1790–1870), British politician Peter Ainsworth (1956–2021), British politician Ralph Ainsworth (1875–1952), British major-general Robert Ainsworth (lexicographer) (1660–1743), English Latin lexicographer Roger Ainsworth (1951–2019), British engineer and academic Ron Ainsworth (1924–2000), Australian rugby league player Seymour Ainsworth (1821–1890), American businessman Sidney Ainsworth (1872–1922), British actor Stewart Ainsworth (born 1951), British archaeologist Walden L. Ainsworth (1886–1960), American admiral William Francis Ainsworth (1807–1896), English traveller and geographer, cousin to William Harrison William Harrison Ainsworth (1805–1882), English historical novelist
Fictional Cassandra Ainsworth, character in the television series Skins, portrayed by Hannah Murray Elias Ainsworth, one of the main characters of the manga The Ancient Magus' Bride
See also Ainsworth (disambiguation)