Wormington Surname
Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname
Wormington Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Wormington (Glouc.), 13th cent. Wermetone, Domesday Wermetun = Wurma’s Estate [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name is from wurm, serpent, dragon + tún, farm, estate] There is also a Wormington in co. Roxburgh in which the -ing may be original (early forms are lacking), repr.
Read More About This SurnameWormington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 899 | 1:403,180 | 35,223 |
| England | 184 | 1:302,816 | 22,992 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 135 | 1:180,558 | 14,908 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:374,766 | 28,202 |
Wormington Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Wormington (Glouc.), 13th cent. Wermetone, Domesday Wermetun = Wurma’s Estate [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name is from wurm, serpent, dragon + tún, farm, estate] There is also a Wormington in co. Roxburgh in which the -ing may be original (early forms are lacking), repr. -inga, genit. pl. of the Old English ‘son’ suff. -ing.
It is likely that the Wormingtons originally came from the parish that bears their name in the adjacent county of Gloucester. They have, however, long been established in the parish of Wichenford, Worcestershire, where, a century ago, there were tombstones bearing the name of Wormington (N.).
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Wormington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wormington Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wormington occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wormington? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 301,281st most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Wormington reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 899 people, or 1 in 403,180. In The United States Wormington is primarily found in: Missouri, where 39 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Wormington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wormington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wormington last name increased 671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wormington Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wormington surname are 29.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.65% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wormington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 532.28% more than the national average, earning R 1,502,540 per year; in United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $53,016 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warmington | 90 | 3,654 | / |
| Wormingtom | 90 | 2 | / |
| Bormington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Wirmington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Warmingtong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Warminghton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Barmington | 80 | 4 | / |
| Burmington | 80 | 2 | / |
| Warmingtom | 80 | 1 | / |
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