The origin of the name Shuttleworth

The origin of the name Shuttleworth

English: habitation name from any of several places so called (in LAN, DBY, and YKS), which derive their name from Old English scyttel(s) bar, bolt + worþ enclosure).

Variant: Shettlesworth.

A family of this name trace their descent from Henry de Shuttleworth, recorded in 1300. His son, Ughtred, lived at Gawthorpe, near Burnley LAN, where one branch of the family can still be found. Ughtred has survived as a standard given name in this family into modern times.


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