Unsworth Surname

54,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Unsworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Unsworth,' a parish, once a chapelry in the ancient parish of Oldham, three miles from Bury, Lancashire, (a) Local, 'of Hunsworth,' a township in the parish of Birstall, three miles from Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire No doubt these two surnames have become inextricably mixed.

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Unsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,7691:9,6581,423
United States1,3161:275,42525,763
Australia7391:36,5304,792
Canada7041:52,3376,286
New Zealand2381:19,0273,347
Wales1451:21,3422,263
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
Scotland921:58,1944,808
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
France361:1,845,076161,051
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Isle of Man271:3,179679
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4091:7,1501,109
Wales281:56,0152,800
Isle of Man91:6,030597
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Unsworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Unsworth,' a parish, once a chapelry in the ancient parish of Oldham, three miles from Bury, Lancashire, (a) Local, 'of Hunsworth,' a township in the parish of Birstall, three miles from Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire No doubt these two surnames have become inextricably mixed.

David de Honneswrth, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robertus Hunsworth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Unsworth, of Golborne (Lancashire), 1590; Wills at Chester.

Richard Unsworth, of Bury (Lancashire) 1500: ibid.

James Unsworth, of Bolton (Lancashire), 1608: ibid.

Henry Unsworth, 1682: Preston Guild Rolls.

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

(Scandinavian + English) belonging to Unsworth (Lanc.) = Unn's Farm or Estate [Undesworth is the form in 1322 (‘Extent Manor, Mchstr.’), but the d is prob. the common post-n intrusion, and the pers. name the O.Scand. Unn-r (mod. Unn and Und), from Old Norse unna, to love: + Old English worð, farm, etc.] This name is occasionally for Hunsworth, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Unsworth (Hund's homestead), in Lancashire.

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

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Unsworth: Unsworth is the Dame of a Lancashire district. It was a common Rochdale surname in the 16th century (P.).

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

Unsworth Last Name Facts

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

Unsworth is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unsworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,031st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 772,641 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Unsworth are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Unsworth is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 5,769 people, or 1 in 9,658. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent live, Lancashire, where 10 percent live and Merseyside, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account England Unsworth is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Unsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Unsworth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 518 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Unsworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Unsworth surname is primarily Methodist (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Unsworth surname are 8.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Unsworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.96% more than the national average, earning R 463,308 per year; in United States they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $48,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $54,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ounsworth94223/
Hunsworth9438/
Gunsworth946/
Ċunsworth941/
Unswort932/
Onsworth888/
Umsworth882/
Insworth880/
Hinsworth826/
Insvort670/

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