Wordsmith Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Wordsmith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wordsmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Wordsmith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wordsmith is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordsmith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Wordsmith reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Wordsmith is mostly found in: California, where 43 percent are found, Indiana, where 14 percent are found and Ohio, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Wordsmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wordsmith has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wordsmith last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wortsmith8925/
Wardsmith895/
Worcsmith890/
Ward-Smith84193/
Ward Smith844/
Wurtsmith7884/
Bardsmith781/
Wert-Smith742/
Warutsamith7019/

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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
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  • 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 Wordsmith
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