Woodsworth Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Guyana

Woodsworth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woodsworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1251:294,76527,374
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England301:1,857,26974,552
Guyana31:254,07411,262
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Woodsworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodsworth is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodsworth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,152,132nd most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Woodsworth reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 294,765. In Canada it is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 35 percent are found, Nova Scotia, where 31 percent are found and Ontario, where 13 percent are found. Not including Canada this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Woodsworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodsworth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 45 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodsworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woodsworth last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Woodsworth earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $53,260 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Woodsworth
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