Whorlton Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whorlton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whorlton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whorlton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whorlton is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whorlton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Whorlton is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Whorlton live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 74 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 23 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 3 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Whorlton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whorlton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whorlton surname declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worlton93163/
Wharlton883/
Orlton861/
Orleton801/
Warlton801/
Arlton7127/
Urlton718/
Wareelton712/
Burlton67341/
Oraltan674/
Arilton674/
Earlton673/
Iorltin671/
Arleton671/
Barlton671/
Yarlton670/
Burleton63214/

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Whorlton Reference & Research

Worlton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Whorlton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis