Charlesworth Surname

41,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Charlesworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Charlesworth,' a hamlet in Derbyshire, eight miles from Chapelen-le-Frith. Hence well represented in Sheffield and the Yorkshire border. This surname has ramified in a remarkable manner.

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Charlesworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,4831:7,4461,083
United States2,3351:155,22915,885
Australia1,5491:17,4282,445
Canada4841:76,1278,584
New Zealand1931:23,4634,124
Wales1091:28,3902,914
Scotland961:55,7694,673
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Northern Ireland681:27,1332,940
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Belize291:12,2581,436
France211:3,162,987209,042
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
India181:42,614,743461,117
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Norway81:642,78647,258
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,8461:6,338973
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4221:119,00211,640

Charlesworth (244) may also be a first name.

Charlesworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Charlesworth,' a hamlet in Derbyshire, eight miles from Chapelen-le-Frith. Hence well represented in Sheffield and the Yorkshire border. This surname has ramified in a remarkable manner. It seems to have reached London at a fairly early period.

Johannes de Chalesworth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Crossing over into East Cheshire it is found in a curious form:

1610. Married — William Choleseworthe and Ellen Adshead: Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

1571. John Pettye and Margery Charlesworth, of Stepney: Marriage Lic. (London).

1802. — John Green and Margaret Charlesworth: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Charles- worth = the Churl's Place or Farm [the genit. of Old English c(e)arl, ceorl, a freeman of the lowest class + worð]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet in Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Charlesworth Last Name Facts

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

Charlesworth has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Charlesworth.

How Common Is The Last Name Charlesworth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,228th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 574,682 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Charlesworth are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles. Charlesworth is also the 571,890th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 244 people.

The last name Charlesworth is most frequent in England, where it is held by 7,483 people, or 1 in 7,446. In England Charlesworth is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Charlesworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Charlesworth has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Charlesworth surname grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 553 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,633 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 565 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 3,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Charlesworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Charlesworth last name are 21.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Charlesworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 100.46% more than the national average, earning 693,744 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.93% more than the national average, earning R 334,896 per year; in United States they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $47,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $58,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charlsworth9622/
Charleswort969/
Charleswortch962/
Carlesworth962/
Charlessworth962/
Charllesworth961/
Charleswarth921/
Carlsward6775/
Jarleswärd644/
Carlsvard573/

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