Farnworth Surname

120,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Farnworth Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Farnworth = the Fern-Enclosure [Old English fearn + worð]

Farnworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8731:29,7484,001
United States1,4681:246,90723,520
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Australia891:303,32226,493
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Wales511:60,6775,433
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Barbados11:287,4482,772
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5361:15,8692,339
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Farnworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Farnworth = the Fern-Enclosure [Old English fearn + worð]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

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.

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Farnworth Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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