This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Haworth,' a village near Keighley, Yorkshire, whose vicarage is famous as the former residence of Charlotte Bronte, her father being the vicar. Not to be confounded with Howorth, though no doubt the names have become mixed.

Alicia de Haworth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Haueworth, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Haworth, 1379: ibid.

Otes de Haworth, 1379: ibid.

1594. John Haworthe, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

Most likely from Haworth, a village in Yorkshire. Johannes Hauewrth had a grant of land in the territory of Gouerton, c. 1317 (Neubotle, p. 305).

(English) Dweller at 1 the Meadow- Farm [Old English ge)hæg, a meadow + worð] 2 the High Farm [Old English heáh, high]

A chapelry in Yorkshire.

The Haworths or Howarths are very characteristic of Lancashire, Howorth being of less frequent occurrence. The Haworths of Great Haworth, a very old gentle family, have resided in that place for many centuries; the Haworths of Higher Croft branched off from them in the middle of the 17th century; whilst those of Sale in Cheshire belong to a still later branch (W. W.). Haworth was a common Rochdale name in the 16th century (F.). Abraham Hawarth was a Manchester boroughreeve in 1746 (B.). Haworth is a place or a seat in the county, but I scarcely think that this is a sufficient explanation of the frequency of a name which, in one form or another, is borne by nearly one in every hundred of Lancashire men. It is remarkable that Howard is a name nearly as frequent in the county. The significance of this fact is referred to in Chapter II., under "Howard".