Duckworth Surname
Approximately 26,699 people bear this surname
Duckworth Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Duckworth,' an estate in Oswaldtwistle, a township in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire.
'In the reign of Edward III (1317-77) Richard de Radcliffe held two canicates of land in Oswaldtwisle and Duckworth, at that time called Dokeward': Baines' Lancashire.
Read More About This SurnameDuckworth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,716 | 1:21,683 | 2,732 |
| England | 6,338 | 1:8,791 | 1,275 |
| Australia | 1,501 | 1:17,985 | 2,516 |
| Canada | 857 | 1:42,994 | 5,332 |
| New Zealand | 333 | 1:13,599 | 2,365 |
| South Africa | 214 | 1:253,167 | 25,671 |
| Scotland | 134 | 1:39,954 | 3,758 |
| Jamaica | 134 | 1:21,418 | 1,823 |
| Wales | 118 | 1:26,225 | 2,724 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 1:15,973 | 1,430 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,752 | 1:4,238 | 629 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:54,083 | 2,718 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,608 | 1:19,256 | 2,441 |
Duckworth (57) may also be a first name.
Duckworth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Duckworth,' an estate in Oswaldtwistle, a township in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire.
'In the reign of Edward III (1317-77) Richard de Radcliffe held two canicates of land in Oswaldtwisle and Duckworth, at that time called Dokeward': Baines' Lancashire.
Henricus de Dukeworth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Dukeworth, 1379: ibid.
(English) belonging to Duckworth (Lancs) = Doccas Estate [Old English worð, an estate, farm]
(English) One who came from Duckworth (Ducca’s homestead), in Lancashire.
Before the time of Henry VIII. it was written Dykewarde. B.L.G. An officer who had the care of dykes.
Or De Abernon, from Abernon, near Orbec, descended from Roger D’Abernon, who held from Richard de Clare estates in Surrey, 1086 (see Addington).
Jordan de Abernon held Duckworth, Cambridge, from the Honour of Mareschal, 13th cent. (Testa de Neville), whence the family and name of Duckworth. His ancestor, Hugo de Duckworth, occurs 1216 (Hardy, Obl. et fin., 587); and his descendant, Sire John D., was summoned to a great council, Westminster, 1324 (Parliamentary Writs).
From Dikewid; a location name in Cardigan. Orfrom the Danish, Duchwärder; a personal name The name was anciently written Dykewarde.
Duckworth is the name of a seat in Whalley parish. John Duckworth was minister of Haslingden in 1681 (W. W.). A family of Duckworth resided at Empingham, Rutlandshire, in the 16th and 17th centuries: the vicar in the reign of Elizabeth bore this name (Blore's "Rutland").
Duckworth Demographics
Duckworth Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Duckworth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Duckworth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Duckworth is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Duckworth? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,475th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 272,952 people. The last name Duckworth occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Duckworth live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 57 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 16,716 people, or 1 in 21,683. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Duckworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Duckworth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Duckworth surname increased 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 670 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 407 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Duckworth Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Duckworth surname is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Duckworth surname are 15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.77% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Duckworth earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning R 292,248 per year; in United States they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $41,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $53,336 CAD per year.
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