Wadswoth Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wadswoth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadswoth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wadswoth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wadswoth is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wadswoth.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadswoth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wadswoth is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wadswoth are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wadswoth is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Wadswoth is most numerous in: Alabama, where 50 percent are found and Maine, where 50 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found.

Wadswoth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wadswoth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wadswoth surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadswoith940/
Wadswath880/
Woodswoth824/
Waswath801/
Waswo7774/
Waswat7147/
Waswah714/
Baswot711/
Wasswo710/
Boswoth672/
Wasswah672/
Waswate671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wadswoth
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