Whorton Surname

104,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whorton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whorton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0291:89,96310,108
England3981:139,99513,620
Panama211:186,2985,509
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales41:773,63329,106
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9991:50,2695,712

Whorton (36) may also be a first name.

Whorton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whorton occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whorton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whorton is the 104,917th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,631,053 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Whorton are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Whorton is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,029 people, or 1 in 89,963. In The United States Whorton is primarily found in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Panama, where 0 percent live.

Whorton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whorton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whorton last name expanded 403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 316 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whorton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Whorton surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Whorton are 15.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.66% registered with the political party.

Whorton earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $42,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worton922,726/
Wharton8629,631/
Wherton86150/
Worthon8656/
Whortan8614/
Wortong865/
Wahrton863/
Whurton862/
Worrton861/
Wortton860/
Worthong8029/
Waharton803/
Whaurton801/
Whartoon801/
Whartton801/
Borton775,013/
Warton771,722/
Werton7763/
Vorton775/
Uorton774/
Wortan771/
Wurton770/
Bourton711,038/
Worthan71596/
Huarton7112/
Bahrton7111/
Vortong715/
Wourtan714/
Whartonová713/
Borthon712/
Whartan712/
Worhtan711/
Bortohn711/
Hwerton711/
Wuarton711/
Worthom711/
Wartonn711/
Wartton711/
Wortang711/
Whertan710/
Boorton710/
Hbarton710/
Borrton710/
Huerton710/
Whartun710/
Worthun710/
Vorthong675/
Whortham673/
Wharthan673/
Worthann671/
D'Borton671/
Wourtane671/
Worthand670/
Worthane670/

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Whorton Reference & Research

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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 Whorton
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