Mackworth Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mackworth Surname Definition:

MACKWORTH: A parish in Derbyshire, the residence of the family at an early period.

Mackworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mackworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACKWORTH: A parish in Derbyshire, the residence of the family at an early period.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

(English), Son's farm? Maecg (Saxon), man, son.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Mackworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mackworth is found most frequently in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mackworth.

How Common Is The Last Name Mackworth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Mackworth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Mackworth reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England Mackworth is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 36 percent reside, Shropshire, where 29 percent reside and Greater London, where 21 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Mackworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mackworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mackworth surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macworth941/
MacKwort940/
MacKwerth890/
MacKwarth890/
Mcworth882/
Makwarth8248/
MacKword820/
Maskwort820/
Makwart751/
MacKward712/
MacKuart711/
MacWords711/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mackworth
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