Papworth Surname

110,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Papworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Papworth,' a parish four miles from Huntingdon, but on the Cambridgeshire border. This surname has ramified strongly and extended far beyond the limits within which it arose. 'Benjamin Papworth, shoemaker,' occurs in the Philadelphia Directory (U.

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Papworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5271:22,0493,085
Australia7921:34,0854,494
United States4651:779,48260,414
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Canada731:504,73442,927
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Wales281:110,5198,545
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Scotland191:281,78013,396
France101:6,642,272293,169
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1601:21,0132,969
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Papworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Papworth,' a parish four miles from Huntingdon, but on the Cambridgeshire border. This surname has ramified strongly and extended far beyond the limits within which it arose. 'Benjamin Papworth, shoemaker,' occurs in the Philadelphia Directory (U.S.A).

John de Pappeworth, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Aylboda de Papworth, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Walter de Pappewrth, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1547. Richard Papworth and Margery Grimnge: Marriage Lic. (London).

1732. Baptised — Anne. d. Ralph Papworth: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) belonging to Papworth (Camb.), 13th cent. Papworth, Pappeworth = Pap(p)a’s Farm or Estate [Anglo-Saxon *Pap(p)an-worð-Pap(p)an-, genit. of Pap(p)a]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Huntingdon and Cambridge.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cambridgeshire.

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

Papworth is the name of parishes in Cambridgeshire and Hunts, and these are the two counties to which the surname is mostly confined.

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

Papworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papworth is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papworth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 110,984th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,740,933 people. The last name Papworth occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Papworth live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,527 people, or 1 in 22,049. In England Papworth is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Papworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Papworth has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Papworth surname grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 727 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Papworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Papworth last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Papworth surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Papworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 134.53% more than the national average, earning 811,661 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 134.76% more than the national average, earning R 557,880 per year; in United States they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $42,999 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.24% more than the national average, earning $63,712 CAD per year.

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