A surname, most famously associated with P.G. Wodehouse's fictional character Bertie Wooster. Also the name of several places in the United States.
From Old English 'Weogornaceaster', meaning 'Roman town of the Weogora tribe'. The name evolved through Worcester to Wooster in American place names. The literary character Bertie Wooster, created by P.G. Wodehouse, became synonymous with the British upper-class gentleman archetype.
Bertie Wooster has become such an iconic character that the surname itself evokes images of bumbling aristocrats and perfectly pressed evening wear. It's remarkable how Wodehouse's creation has made this ancient Anglo-Saxon place name synonymous with a very specific type of comedic character across the English-speaking world.
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