Hunsworth Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Hunsworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Unsworth,' a parish, once a chapelry in the ancient parish of Oldham, three miles from Bury, Lancashire, (a) Local, 'of Hunsworth,' a township in the parish of Birstall, three miles from Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire No doubt these two surnames have become inextricably mixed.

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Hunsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England141:3,979,861125,553
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Hunsworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Unsworth,' a parish, once a chapelry in the ancient parish of Oldham, three miles from Bury, Lancashire, (a) Local, 'of Hunsworth,' a township in the parish of Birstall, three miles from Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire No doubt these two surnames have become inextricably mixed.

David de Honneswrth, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robertus Hunsworth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Unsworth, of Golborne (Lancashire), 1590; Wills at Chester.

Richard Unsworth, of Bury (Lancashire) 1500: ibid.

James Unsworth, of Bolton (Lancashire), 1608: ibid.

Henry Unsworth, 1682: Preston Guild Rolls.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Hunsworth (Yorks), 14th cent. Hunsworth = Hun’s Farm [Old English worþ, enclosure, farm] 2 confused with Unsworth, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Unsworth: Unsworth is the Dame of a Lancashire district. It was a common Rochdale surname in the 16th century (P.).

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

Hunsworth Last Name Facts

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

Hunsworth occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hunsworth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunsworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Hunsworth is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Hunsworth are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Hunsworth is most frequent in: Florida, where 61 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live and Texas, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent live and Hong Kong, where 3 percent live.

Hunsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hunsworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hunsworth surname contracted 8 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hunsworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hunsworth last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hunsworth earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.8% more than the national average, earning $59,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unsworth949,432/
Ounsworth89223/
Hinsworth896/
Gunsworth896/
Ċunsworth891/
Unswort882/
Unsworh881/
Onsworth828/
Umsworth822/
Insworth820/
Unswor800/
Insvort630/
Chunchwar565/

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