Duckworth Surname

20,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Duckworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,7161:21,6832,732
England6,3381:8,7911,275
Australia1,5011:17,9852,516
Canada8571:42,9945,332
New Zealand3331:13,5992,365
South Africa2141:253,16725,671
Scotland1341:39,9543,758
Jamaica1341:21,4181,823
Wales1181:26,2252,724
France691:962,648108,938
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
India301:25,568,846339,406
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Macau11:601,6301,582
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,7521:4,238629
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6081:19,2562,441

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.

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

(English) belonging to Duckworth (Lancs) = Doccas Estate [Old English worð, an estate, farm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Duckworth (Ducca’s homestead), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Before the time of Henry VIII. it was written Dykewarde. B.L.G. An officer who had the care of dykes.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

The Norman People (1874)

From Dikewid; a location name in Cardigan. Orfrom the Danish, Duchwärder; a personal name The name was anciently written Dykewarde.

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

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").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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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