Kenworthy Surname

62,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Kenworthy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kenworthy,' a manor in East Cheshire; compare Langworthy for Langworth or Longworth; v. Worth.

Roger de Kenworthey, Cheshire, 1276: East Cheshire.

William de Kenworthey, Cheshire, 1389: ibid.

Read More About This Surname

Kenworthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3721:82,9059,413
England2,0531:27,1403,703
Australia1,0021:26,9423,664
Canada1991:185,15418,322
New Zealand1811:25,0184,374
Wales661:46,8874,434
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Guam121:13,3432,098
Norway101:514,22941,629
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Anguilla61:2,239218
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0041:12,1631,851
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8251:60,8716,689

Kenworthy (13) may also be a first name.

Kenworthy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kenworthy,' a manor in East Cheshire; compare Langworthy for Langworth or Longworth; v. Worth.

Roger de Kenworthey, Cheshire, 1276: East Cheshire.

William de Kenworthey, Cheshire, 1389: ibid.

Robert de Tatton, of Kenworthey, 1370: ibid.

James Kenworthy, of Saddleworth, 1588: Wills at Chester.

Richard Kenworthy, of Saddleworth, 1616: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Kenworthy (Chesh.), 13th cent. Kenworthey [the first element may be the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Céna (Cœna); or Cyna; or cyne-, royal-+ worðig, enclosure, farm, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kenworthy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenworthy occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenworthy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kenworthy is the 62,318th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 904,499 people. Kenworthy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kenworthy live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kenworthy is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,372 people, or 1 in 82,905. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Kenworthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kenworthy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenworthy surname rose 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 6,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenworthy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kenworthy last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kenworthy surname are 24.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.87% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kenworthy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning 390,007 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.33% less than the national average, earning R 125,160 per year; in United States they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $44,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $50,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenworthey9564/
Kennworthy954/
Kenworty941/
Kinworthy89505/
Kenworhty892/
Kenworthi891/
Kenwerthy890/
Kenwortty890/
Knworthey890/
Kimworthy781/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenworthy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis