Edgeworth Family History
Edgeworth Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): habitational name from Edgeworth (Gloucestershire) or possibly from Edgworth (Lancashire) so named from Old English ecg ‘hillside ridge’ + worth ‘enclosure’. This surname is also common in Ireland (particularly in County Longford) having been in Ireland since 158 Edgeworthstown in Longford is named after Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744–1817).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022