Woodworth Surname
Approximately 15,219 people bear this surname
Woodworth Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Farmstead by the Wood [Old English wudu + worð]
Woodworth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,584 | 1:28,803 | 3,572 |
| Canada | 1,389 | 1:26,527 | 3,545 |
| England | 732 | 1:76,118 | 8,615 |
| South Africa | 111 | 1:488,087 | 40,113 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:65,841 | 5,810 |
| Mexico | 41 | 1:3,027,468 | 22,993 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 408 | 1:59,744 | 7,000 |
| Isle of Man | 42 | 1:1,292 | 180 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,934 | 1:12,765 | 1,642 |
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]
(English) Dweller at the homestead in, or by, a wood.
Local. The farm or place in the wood.
Woodworth Demographics
Woodworth Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodworthe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Woodwoorth | 95 | 0 | / |
| Woodwort | 94 | 3 | / |
| Wodworth | 94 | 2 | / |
| Woodwarth | 89 | 7 | / |
| Woodworht | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boodworth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Woodwerth | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wadworth | 82 | 99 | / |
| Woodword | 82 | 51 | / |
| Woodwert | 82 | 1 | / |
| Boodwort | 82 | 0 | / |
| Woodwart | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bodworth | 82 | 0 | / |
| Whotworth | 78 | 1 | / |
| Waddworth | 78 | 1 | / |
| Whadworth | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wooduarth | 78 | 0 | / |
| Waadworth | 78 | 0 | / |
| Woodwoord | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wadwort | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wodword | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wouthworth | 74 | 0 | / |
| Woodward | 71 | 96,311 | / |
| Woodwerd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Badworth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wadwarth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wooduord | 71 | 0 | / |
| Watworth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Botworth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wooddward | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woodwuard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodwasrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wastworth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woodwaard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boutworth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weutworth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woodwhard | 67 | 0 | / |
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Woodworth Reference & Research
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Woodworth 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
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