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 found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wordsmith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 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.

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

Wordsmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wordsmith has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wordsmith last name declined 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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