Wattleworth Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wattleworth Surname Definition:

An assimilated form of Wardle- worth, q.v.

Wattleworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
England811:687,87739,238
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Isle of Man401:1,357186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wattleworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An assimilated form of Wardle- worth, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

. A curious name, formerly much commoner than it is now.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Wattleworth Last Name Facts

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

Wattleworth is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wattleworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,044,719th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Wattleworth live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wattleworth is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 3,451,990. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 24 percent are found, Utah, where 14 percent are found and Iowa, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Wattleworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wattleworth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 808 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wattleworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wattleworth surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wattleworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 303.03% more than the national average, earning R 957,756 per year and in United States they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $44,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wattlworth950/
Watleworth950/
Waleworthe860/
Walesworth860/
Walleworth860/
Walworth841,782/
Wallworth80295/
Walwort780/
Wolworth7421/
Walwarth741/
Walworph741/
Valworth740/
Bottelworth730/
Walwor711/
Woolworth70922/
Wohlworth702/
Wollworth701/
Ballworth700/
Walvort6726/
Walebor671/
Walewar671/
Woollworth670/

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