Woodworth Surname

34,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Woodworth Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Farmstead by the Wood [Old English wudu + worð]

Woodworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,5841:28,8033,572
Canada1,3891:26,5273,545
England7321:76,1188,615
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Australia1001:269,95724,430
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Wales471:65,8415,810
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4081:59,7447,000
Isle of Man421:1,292180
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9341:12,7651,642

Woodworth (53) may also be a first name.

Woodworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Farmstead by the Wood [Old English wudu + worð]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the homestead in, or by, a wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. The farm or place in the wood.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Woodworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodworth occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodworth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,811th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 478,845 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Woodworth are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 53 people.

Woodworth is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 12,584 people, or 1 in 28,803. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Woodworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodworth last name increased 320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 24 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woodworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Woodworth surname is predominantly Methodist (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woodworth last name are 12.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woodworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.56% more than the national average, earning R 426,696 per year; in United States they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $45,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning $45,724 CAD per year.

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Woodworth Reference & Research

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