Whitworth Surname
Approximately 23,425 people bear this surname
Whitworth Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitworth,' a chapelry in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire This surname has a vigorous existence in the county Palatine.
1615. Susanna Whitworth, of Castleton, parish of Rochdale: Wills at Chester.
Read More About This SurnameWhitworth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,137 | 1:25,639 | 3,226 |
| England | 6,502 | 1:8,569 | 1,247 |
| Australia | 1,310 | 1:20,607 | 2,857 |
| Canada | 684 | 1:53,868 | 6,422 |
| New Zealand | 219 | 1:20,677 | 3,621 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:59,487 | 4,887 |
| Wales | 83 | 1:37,284 | 3,678 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,006 | 1:4,869 | 733 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,898 | 1:26,459 | 3,257 |
Whitworth (33) may also be a first name.
Whitworth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitworth,' a chapelry in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire This surname has a vigorous existence in the county Palatine.
1615. Susanna Whitworth, of Castleton, parish of Rochdale: Wills at Chester.
1619. James Whitworth, of Brandwood, parish of Rochdale: ibid.
1635. Married — Jeremy Whitworth and Mary Pecke: St. Mary Aldermary.
1646. Edmund Whitworth, of Prestwich, husbandman: Wills at Chester.
(English) belonging to Whitworth = the White Farmstead [Old English hwít+ worð] Whitworth, Lanc., was Whyteword in the 13th cent., Wyteworth and Whiteworth in the 14th.
(English) One who came from Whitworth (Hwita's homestead), the name of places in Durham and Lancashire.
Chapelries in Durham and Lancashire. The Whitworths of co. Durham were descendants of the Shaftos of Northumberland. Slogans of the North of England, p. xvii.
A location name in Durham, Lancashire.
Whitworth Demographics
Whitworth Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Whitworth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitworth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whitworth occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitworth? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,141st most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 311,101 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Whitworth are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent given name in the world, held by 33 people.
Whitworth is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 14,137 people, or 1 in 25,639. In The United States Whitworth is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Whitworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Whitworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitworth last name increased 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 692 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whitworth Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Whitworth surname are 18.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.26% being registered with the party.
The amount Whitworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 252.08% more than the national average, earning R 836,676 per year; in United States they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $41,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,787 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whithworth | 95 | 16 | / |
| Whittworth | 95 | 5 | / |
| Whitwoirth | 95 | 3 | / |
| Whitworthe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whhitworth | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whaitworth | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whitwhorth | 95 | 1 | / |
| Witworth | 94 | 29 | / |
| Whitwort | 94 | 7 | / |
| D'Whitworth | 90 | 1 | / |
| Withworth | 89 | 38 | / |
| Wittworth | 89 | 4 | / |
| Whitworht | 89 | 3 | / |
| Whitwarth | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wehtworth | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waitworth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Whitwerth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Whitwortt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Whetworth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wetworth | 82 | 2 | / |
| Whitwart | 82 | 0 | / |
| Whitwert | 82 | 0 | / |
| Westworth | 78 | 351 | / |
| Weutworth | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wittwarth | 78 | 0 | / |
| Waidworth | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wesstworth | 74 | 0 | / |
| Waitword | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wedworth | 71 | 15 | / |
| Whitward | 71 | 7 | / |
| Betworth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Withwart | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bidworth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bethworth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weedworth | 67 | 0 | / |
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