Waterworth Surname

115,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Waterworth Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Farm or Estate by the Water [Old English wœter + worð] Robert Watmaghe.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Waterworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2901:24,3313,358
United States8171:443,64638,107
Australia3551:76,0448,891
Northern Ireland1701:10,8531,674
New Zealand1171:38,7046,577
Canada901:409,39536,056
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Wales191:162,87011,152
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3221:18,4382,657
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Waterworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Farm or Estate by the Water [Old English wœter + worð] Robert Watmaghe.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Waterworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waterworth occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Waterworth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waterworth? popularity and diffusion

Waterworth is the 115,593rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,825,080 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Waterworth reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Waterworth is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 2,290 people, or 1 in 24,331. In England Waterworth is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 22 percent reside, Lancashire, where 14 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Waterworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waterworth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Waterworth last name increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 898 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Waterworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Waterworth surname are 7.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Waterworth earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning R 242,028 per year; in United States they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $48,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.39% more than the national average, earning $60,807 CAD per year.

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