Farnsworth Surname

27,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Farnsworth Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Farnworth (homestead where ferns grew), in Lancashire.

Farnsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,7041:23,0812,901
England2,1531:25,8793,537
Australia9371:28,8113,898
Canada7311:50,4046,111
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Wales211:147,35910,403
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
France51:13,284,544357,392
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Macau11:601,6301,582
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2441:19,5942,806
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7011:13,5691,741

Farnsworth (59) may also be a first name.

Farnsworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Farnworth (homestead where ferns grew), in Lancashire.

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

Farnworth, two chapelries in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Farnsworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farnsworth occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Farnsworth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnsworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,071st most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 367,242 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Farnsworth reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Farnsworth is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 59 people.

The surname Farnsworth is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 15,704 people, or 1 in 23,081. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Arizona, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Farnsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farnsworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farnsworth surname rose 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farnsworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Farnsworth surname are 13.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Farnsworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.34% less than the national average, earning R 87,108 per year; in United States they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $44,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $47,656 CAD per year.

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Farnsworth Reference & Research

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