Haworth Surname

32,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,536 people bear this surname

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

Haworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Haworth,' a village near Keighley, Yorkshire, whose vicarage is famous as the former residence of Charlotte Bronte, her father being the vicar. Not to be confounded with Howorth, though no doubt the names have become mixed.

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Haworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8971:52,5536,316
England6,3591:8,7621,269
Australia1,1711:23,0543,177
Canada6171:59,7177,040
New Zealand4531:9,9961,740
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
Thailand2051:344,57759,831
Scotland1461:36,6703,548
Wales1411:21,9472,330
Northern Ireland701:26,3582,890
Isle of Man301:2,861575
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
France91:7,380,302306,885
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,3191:3,857544
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9861:50,9325,768

Haworth (32) may also be a first name.

Haworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Haworth,' a village near Keighley, Yorkshire, whose vicarage is famous as the former residence of Charlotte Bronte, her father being the vicar. Not to be confounded with Howorth, though no doubt the names have become mixed.

Alicia de Haworth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Haueworth, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Haworth, 1379: ibid.

Otes de Haworth, 1379: ibid.

1594. John Haworthe, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

Most likely from Haworth, a village in Yorkshire. Johannes Hauewrth had a grant of land in the territory of Gouerton, c. 1317 (Neubotle, p. 305).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Haworth = 1 the Hedged Estate or Farm (estate or farmstead enclosed by a haw or hedge) [Old English haga + worð] 2 the Haugh-Estate or -Farm [v. Haugh] (Scandinavian) = Howarth 1 q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Haworth (hawthorn enclosure), in Yorkshire; a variant of Hayward, q.v.

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

A chapelry in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

The Haworths or Howarths are very characteristic of Lancashire, Howorth being of less frequent occurrence. The Haworths of Great Haworth, a very old gentle family, have resided in that place for many centuries; the Haworths of Higher Croft branched off from them in the middle of the 17th century; whilst those of Sale in Cheshire belong to a still later branch (W. W.). Haworth was a common Rochdale name in the 16th century (F.). Abraham Hawarth was a Manchester boroughreeve in 1746 (B.). Haworth is a place or a seat in the county, but I scarcely think that this is a sufficient explanation of the frequency of a name which, in one form or another, is borne by nearly one in every hundred of Lancashire men. It is remarkable that Howard is a name nearly as frequent in the county. The significance of this fact is referred to in Chapter II., under "Howard".

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

Haworth Last Name Facts

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

Haworth occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Haworth.

How Common Is The Last Name Haworth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Haworth is the 32,230th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 440,708 people. The last name Haworth is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Haworth are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Haworth is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 32 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,897 people, or 1 in 52,553. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent live, Washington, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Haworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Haworth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Haworth surname grew 699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,920 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 940 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Haworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Haworth surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Haworth surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Haworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.45% more than the national average, earning R 412,176 per year; in United States they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $44,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $55,980 CAD per year.

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