Worrow Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Worrow Surname Definition:

From the Danish, Worre; a personal name.

Worrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2511:221,98418,690
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Worrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Danish, Worre; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Worrow Last Name Facts

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

Worrow is most common in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worrow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 897,852nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Worrow reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 221,984. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 29 percent are found, Essex, where 25 percent are found and Kent, where 9 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Worrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worrow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Worrow last name rose 697 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 429 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Worrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Worrow surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Worrow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $46,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.51% less than the national average, earning $43,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worow916/
Warrow83115/
Wohrow8322/
Worowa8319/
Worouw831/
Woorow831/
Wurrow830/
Werrow830/
Worouwe7784/
Warrouw7725/
Bourrow772/
Wothrow772/
Wurrows770/
Warow73619/
Wurow73120/
Woraw7317/
Warouw673,040/
Warowa6779/
Varrow6769/
Verrow6731/
Wurouw6719/
Wuhrow6712/
Vurrow677/
Woroft677/
Vorrov675/
Warhow674/
Waroow673/
Weroow673/
Warowe672/
Wahrow671/
Votrow671/
Vorowa671/
Borraw671/
Warovw671/
Watrow671/
Vorows670/
Wehrow670/

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