Ailsworth Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ailsworth Surname Definition:

AYLSWORTH: This name admits of several meanings; Eal, Saxon, finished, completed, and worth, a farm—house or village. Ayles, Cornish-British, low meadow, flat lands, washed by a river, sea, or lake, and gwerth, a worth, farm, house, village.

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Ailsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Qatar61:393,00055,922
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Ailsworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

AYLSWORTH: This name admits of several meanings; Eal, Saxon, finished, completed, and worth, a farm—house or village. Ayles, Cornish-British, low meadow, flat lands, washed by a river, sea, or lake, and gwerth, a worth, farm, house, village.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ailsworth Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ailsworth Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ailsworth is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ailsworth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Ailsworth reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 1,980,650. In The United States Ailsworth is most common in: Virginia, where 32 percent live, Tennessee, where 24 percent live and Arkansas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Qatar, where 3 percent live.

Ailsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ailsworth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ailsworth last name expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ailsworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ailsworth are 14.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.36% being registered with the political party.

Ailsworth earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.

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