Whittworth Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Whittworth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whittworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whittworth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whittworth occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whittworth is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whittworth reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Whittworth is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 75 percent are found and Nevada, where 25 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Jamaica, where 20 percent are found.

Whittworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whittworth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whittworth last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Whittworth
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