Barkworth Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Barkworth Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Birch- Farm. [Old English beorc, birch-tree + worð]

Barkworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3431:162,44315,163
Australia381:710,41347,396
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Malta41:107,5681,849
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Barkworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Birch- Farm. [Old English beorc, birch-tree + worð]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Barkwith; a location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Barkworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barkworth occurs most in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkworth? popularity and diffusion

Barkworth is the 675,256th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Barkworth reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 162,443. In England it is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Barkworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barkworth has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Barkworth last name increased 209 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Barkworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barkworth surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Barkworth earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.35% less than the national average, earning $37,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning $56,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warkworth8920/
Barkworht893/
Borkword710/
Borgwerth6716/
Borgwordt6715/
Bercqwort671/
Bargbor636/
Barquor635/
Bargbour591/
Borkward590/
Borgwarth5629/
Barguar500/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barkworth
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