Rushworth Surname

106,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rushworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Rishworth,' a township in the parish of Halifax, West Riding of Yorks; (2) of Rushworth, Norfolk, styled in Domesday Rusceuuorda (v. FF.). Middle English ruscht, rische, a rush.

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Rushworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9461:18,9132,714
United States5041:719,16556,610
Australia3231:83,5789,683
Canada2251:163,75816,499
New Zealand1351:33,5435,806
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Wales411:75,4766,450
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4851:9,8091,476
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Rushworth (97) may also be a first name.

Rushworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Rishworth,' a township in the parish of Halifax, West Riding of Yorks; (2) of Rushworth, Norfolk, styled in Domesday Rusceuuorda (v. FF.). Middle English ruscht, rische, a rush. v. Worth.

Domina de Ruseworthe, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Russeworthe, Norfolk, ibid.

12.68. William de Rusheworth, rector of Santon, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1594. Thomas Rishworth, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1702. Married — John Rose and Alice Rushworth: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) belonging to Rushworth = the Rushy Enclosure [Old English rysc, a rush + worþ, an enclosure, farm] Cp. Rishworth.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Rushford (homestead overgrown with rushes), in Norfolk.

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

From Rishworth; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Rushworth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rushworth is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rushworth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rushworth is the 106,651st most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,663,443 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Rushworth reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles. Rushworth is also the 962,660th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 97 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 2,946 people, or 1 in 18,913. In England Rushworth is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 36 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside and Lancashire, where 6 percent reside. Excluding England it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Rushworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rushworth has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rushworth surname rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 462 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rushworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rushworth last name are 19.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Rushworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.52% more than the national average, earning R 433,728 per year; in United States they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $48,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $56,757 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rusworth941/
Rushorth941/
Rushwort940/
Rishworth891,064/
Rushwarth891/
Ruchworth891/
Rushwirth890/
Rushwurth890/
Rissworth784/
Risch-Wirth709/
Rau Schroth701/
Rasharthi671/
Reisch-Wiroth641/
Russhvarts631/
Rosward504/

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