Kenworthy Surname
Approximately 8,057 people bear this surname
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 SurnameKenworthy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,372 | 1:82,905 | 9,413 |
| England | 2,053 | 1:27,140 | 3,703 |
| Australia | 1,002 | 1:26,942 | 3,664 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| New Zealand | 181 | 1:25,018 | 4,374 |
| Wales | 66 | 1:46,887 | 4,434 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Anguilla | 6 | 1:2,239 | 218 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,004 | 1:12,163 | 1,851 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 825 | 1:60,871 | 6,689 |
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.
(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]
Kenworthy Demographics
Average Kenworthy Salary in
United States
$44,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kenworthy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenworthy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenworthy occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kenworthy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenworthy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 62,318th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 904,499 people. The last name 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. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,372 people, or 1 in 82,905. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Indiana, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Kenworthy exists 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 incidence of Kenworthy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 6,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kenworthy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kenworthy surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kenworthy are 24.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.87% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenworthey | 95 | 64 | / |
| Kennworthy | 95 | 4 | / |
| Kenworty | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kinworthy | 89 | 505 | / |
| Kenworhty | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kenworthi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kenwerthy | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kenwortty | 89 | 0 | / |
| Knworthey | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kimworthy | 78 | 1 | / |
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