Littleworth Family History

From Littleworth End in Middleton or Littleworth in Wootton Wawen (both Warwicks), both named with Old English lȳtel ‘little small’ + worð ‘enclosure’. There may well have been some confusion with Littleford (see discussion there).

Perhaps also from Lutterworth (Leics) with alteration of l-r-r to l-l-r. The place-name is recorded as Luttreworth in 1220 and derives from an Old English river-name *Hlūtre (from Old English hlūtor ‘clear pure bright’) + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.