Buckworth Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Buckworth Surname Definition:

A parish in co. Hunts.

Buckworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
England741:752,94741,527
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Wales51:618,90625,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Buckworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in co. Hunts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Buckworth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buckworth occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckworth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 891,661st most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Buckworth are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Buckworth is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States it is primarily found in: Delaware, where 42 percent are found, New Jersey, where 13 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Buckworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buckworth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buckworth last name grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buckworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Buckworth surname is principally Unitarian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Buckworth are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buckworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $49,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 95.13% more than the national average, earning $96,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buckwoorth951/
Bunkworth890/
Buckwarth890/
Bookworth781/
Buckward714/
Bockwardt670/
Bukward630/
Boucquaert5341/
Bounquourt531/
Buquert501/

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