Ellsworth Surname

26,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ellsworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Elsworth,' a parish in Cambridgeshire, near Caxton.

Thomas de Ellesworth, Cambridgeshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Albin de Ellesworthe, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Ellsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,1821:19,9352,511
Canada1,4511:25,3933,415
England981:568,55234,674
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Australia391:692,19746,687
Chile191:927,18319,125
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5581:14,1141,804

Ellsworth (4,404) may also be a first name.

Ellsworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Elsworth,' a parish in Cambridgeshire, near Caxton.

Thomas de Ellesworth, Cambridgeshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Albin de Ellesworthe, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Sanson de Ellesworth, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert de Elesworde, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1668. Married — Robert Elesworth and Anne Singellton: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) One who came from Elsworth (Elli’s homestead), in Cambridgeshire.

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

A parish in Cambridgeshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ellsworth Last Name Facts

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

Ellsworth is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellsworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ellsworth is the 26,873rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 364,578 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ellsworth reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 103,929th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 4,404 people.

The surname Ellsworth is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 18,182 people, or 1 in 19,935. In The United States Ellsworth is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Arizona, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Ellsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ellsworth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ellsworth last name grew 511 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ellsworth Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Ellsworth last name are 18.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.69% registered with the party.

The amount Ellsworth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $44,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning $44,458 CAD per year.

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Ellsworth Reference & Research

Ellsworth DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Ellsworth FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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