Nosworthy Surname

216,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Nosworthy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the worthy,' i.e. the worth, which see, compare Kenworthy, Langworthy, &c.

1730. Baptised — John, s. John Worthy: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1806. Married — William Worthy and Ann Griffiths: St.

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Nosworthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5211:51,8156,406
England4621:120,60212,205
United States3881:934,17369,936
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Jamaica1221:23,5241,938
Wales161:193,40812,484
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Macau11:601,6301,582
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:75,4668,248
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Nosworthy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the worthy,' i.e. the worth, which see, compare Kenworthy, Langworthy, &c.

1730. Baptised — John, s. John Worthy: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1806. Married — William Worthy and Ann Griffiths: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nosworthy.' Evidently some spot in Devon or Wilts. The suffix -worth (v. Worth) is commonly found as -worthy; compare Langworthy, Kenworthy.

Walter Noswuth, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1730. Married — Joseph Nosworthy, carpenter, and Elizabeth Pomfett: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1800. — William Norsworthy and Mary Bray: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Nos(e)worthy (? Devon) [the second element is the Old English worþig, a farm, enclosure: the first element may be the South. English nose, a neck of land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

May relate to worth of character, but is more probably local. See preceding article.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Knaworthy; a location name in Devon.

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

The Nosworthys are now at home in the Exeter district. John Nosworthy was mayor of that city in 1521 (I.). Nosworthy is also an old name in the Ashburton district, Notsworthy being a manor in Widecombe (Dy.). John Noseworthy was an Ashburton churchwarden in 1503 (A.), and John Nosworthy was rector of Manaton 200 years ago (W. A.). This was also an old Cornish name in the 16th and 17th centuries: it was borne by a justice of the peace of the county in the reign of Elizabeth, by a mayor of Truro in the reign of Charles I., and by a high sheriff in the time of Cromwell (Polwbele's "Cornwall").

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

Nosworthy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nosworthy is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nosworthy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 216,082nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,835,550 people. The last name Nosworthy is primarily found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Nosworthy are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 51,815. In Australia Nosworthy is most common in: New South Wales, where 62 percent live, Queensland, where 20 percent live and Western Australia, where 5 percent live. Besides Australia this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Nosworthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nosworthy has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Nosworthy surname rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nosworthy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nosworthy last name are 16.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.24% registered with the party.

The amount Nosworthy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 148.42% more than the national average, earning R 590,352 per year; in United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,909 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noisworthy9551/
Nousworthy951/
Noesworthy951/
Nosworthey951/
Nossworthy950/
Nosworty940/
Nasworthy89606/
Nesworthy8916/
Nozworthy895/
Noxworthy891/
Noswerthy891/
Nessworthy84126/
Nausworthy840/
Nasworthey840/
Nazworthy78117/
Nuxworthy780/

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