Walworth Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Walworth Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Walworth (Surrey: Domesday Waleorde; Durham: c. 1200 Waleurthe), Anglo-Saxon * W(e)ala-worð = the Welshmen’s Farm [Old English W(e)ala, genit. pl. of W(e)al(h, Welshman + Worð, , farm, enclosure]

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Walworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6531:219,27321,298
England731:763,26141,903
Israel351:244,50422,492
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:113,61711,247

Walworth (19) may also be a first name.

Walworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Walworth (Surrey: Domesday Waleorde; Durham: c. 1200 Waleurthe), Anglo-Saxon * W(e)ala-worð = the Welshmen’s Farm [Old English W(e)ala, genit. pl. of W(e)al(h, Welshman + Worð, , farm, enclosure]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This family arrived in the US in 1696, to the locale of Fishers Island (East Coast New York) and was run off the island by pirates. The surname originates from a settlement called Walsworth, in England.

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Walworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walworth is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 227,600th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,089,532 people. Walworth occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Walworth live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,653 people, or 1 in 219,273. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 23 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.

Walworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walworth last name increased 374 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Walworth last name are 15.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Walworth earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning $48,628 USD per year.

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Walworth Reference & Research

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