Farnworth Surname
Approximately 3,821 people bear this surname
Farnworth Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Farnworth = the Fern-Enclosure [Old English fearn + worð]
Farnworth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,873 | 1:29,748 | 4,001 |
| United States | 1,468 | 1:246,907 | 23,520 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,536 | 1:15,869 | 2,339 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Farnworth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Farnworth = the Fern-Enclosure [Old English fearn + worð]
(English) One who came from Farnworth (homestead where ferns grew), in Lancashire.
Farnworth Demographics
Average Male Farnworth Height
181.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Farnworth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farnworth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farnworth occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farnworth? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 120,100th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,907,235 people. The last name Farnworth is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Farnworth reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,873 people, or 1 in 29,748. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 38 percent are found, Lancashire, where 26 percent are found and Merseyside, where 6 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Farnworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Farnworth has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Farnworth last name rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 5,062 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Farnworth Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Farnworth surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.
The amount Farnworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.35% more than the national average, earning R 509,376 per year; in United States they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $44,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $55,260 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faranworth | 95 | 1 | / |
| Farneworth | 95 | 0 | / |
| Farnworthy | 95 | 0 | / |
| Farnorth | 94 | 3 | / |
| Franworth | 89 | 4 | / |
| Fernworth | 89 | 2 | / |
| Farnworht | 89 | 2 | / |
| Farnwroth | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fairnorth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Firenworth | 84 | 1 | / |
| Franhworth | 84 | 1 | / |
| Fernwort | 82 | 1 | / |
| Faure North | 80 | 1 | / |
| Franwirth | 78 | 3 | / |
| Frunwirth | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fernroth | 71 | 8 | / |
| Fruhnirth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fornward | 59 | 2 | / |
| Franrath | 59 | 1 | / |
| Frauenrath | 53 | 453 | / |
| Fournier-Withee | 50 | 1 | / |
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Farnworth Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farnworth
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