Walworth Surname
Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname
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]
Read More About This SurnameWalworth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,653 | 1:219,273 | 21,298 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 148 | 1:164,698 | 14,111 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 442 | 1:113,617 | 11,247 |
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]
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 Religious Adherence
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallworth | 94 | 295 | / |
| Walwort | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wattlworth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Watleworth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wolworth | 88 | 21 | / |
| Walwarth | 88 | 1 | / |
| Valworth | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wattleworth | 84 | 240 | / |
| Woolworth | 82 | 922 | / |
| Wohlworth | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wollworth | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ballworth | 82 | 0 | / |
| Walvort | 80 | 26 | / |
| Woollworth | 78 | 0 | / |
| Walvoort | 75 | 159 | / |
| Walwoord | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wohlwerth | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wollwerth | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wollborth | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wallbarth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wallwerrt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Balbort | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wolwert | 67 | 3 | / |
| Walvert | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wolword | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wolbort | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walworth
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