Longworth Surname

69,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Longworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longworth,' a township in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire. With Longworthy, compare Langworthy or Kenworthy, the suffix -worth (v. Worth) frequently becoming worthy.

1572.

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Longworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8791:125,89813,370
England2,5131:22,1723,097
Australia7451:36,2364,763
Canada4461:82,6139,203
Scotland891:60,1554,924
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Ireland831:56,7343,894
Wales661:46,8874,434
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
France121:5,535,227269,324
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland671:66,1174,992
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9031:12,8091,928
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4561:110,12910,981

Longworth (14) may also be a first name.

Longworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longworth,' a township in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire. With Longworthy, compare Langworthy or Kenworthy, the suffix -worth (v. Worth) frequently becoming worthy.

1572. Peter Sturer and Isabel Longeworthe: Marriage Lic. (London).

Ralph Longworth, of Edgworth. hear Bolton, tailor, 1587: Wills at Chester.

George Longworth, of Bolton, 1596 ibid.

Alice Longworth, of Longworth, 1612: ibid.

1621. John Longworth, Northamptonshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) belonging to Longworth(y = the Long Enclosure or Estate [Old English long, lang + worþ, worþig] Cp. Langworth(y.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Longworth (large homestead), the name of places in Berkshire and Lancashire.

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

Longworth Last Name Facts

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

Longworth is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Longworth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 69,738th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,026,849 people. The surname Longworth occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Longworth reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Longworth is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 14 people.

The surname Longworth is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,879 people, or 1 in 125,898. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Longworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Longworth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Longworth surname grew 631 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,780 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 124 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Longworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States Longworth are 16.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Longworth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.07% more than the national average, earning R 268,704 per year; in United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $52,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longwort940/
Langworth89162/
Longwerth891/
Lomgworth890/
Longwarth890/
Langwort823/
Longwartz781/
Longvert7169/
Langbort7146/
Longward7112/
Langword719/
Longbord711/
Langwehrt670/
Langbord59109/
Langbart5975/
Longbard5914/
Langward594/
Longuard591/
Lankword591/
Langvardt56178/
Languardt562/
Langbourd561/
Langbardt561/

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