Highworth Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Highworth Surname Definition:

HIGHWORTH: A town in Wiltshire, which has given birth to a surname spelt indifferently Earth, Worth, and Yerworth.

Highworth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Highworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HIGHWORTH: A town in Wiltshire, which has given birth to a surname spelt indifferently Earth, Worth, and Yerworth.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Highworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Highworth has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Highworth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Highworth is the 11,742,229th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Highworth occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Highworth live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is most common in: Wiltshire, where 100 percent are found. Aside from England this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highwart8245/
Gigworth821/
Hegworth820/
Aingworth78127/
Hickworth780/
Heighword780/
Highwar751/
Heighbor712/
Igwor712/
Hekworth710/
Eickworth6754/
Heckworth672/
Igborh671/
Higvor671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Highworth
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