Wedsworth Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wedsworth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wedsworth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wedsworth is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wedsworth.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedsworth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Wedsworth is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wedsworth live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wedsworth is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Wedsworth is primarily found in: Florida, where 35 percent are found, North Carolina, where 29 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 43 percent are found.

Wedsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wedsworth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wedsworth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wedsworth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.51% less than the national average, earning $32,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.55% less than the national average, earning $39,475 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Wedsworth
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