Worsfold Surname
Approximately 3,074 people bear this surname
Worsfold Surname Definition:
(English) [the second elem. is evid. Old English fald, an enclosure for sheep, &c.: the first elem. is apparently a pers. name (in the genit.), prob. one of the Anglo-Saxon compound names in Wær-, if not the simple Wær itself (Old English wœr, true): cp.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,776 | 1:31,373 | 4,185 |
| Canada | 325 | 1:113,371 | 12,083 |
| Australia | 305 | 1:88,510 | 10,201 |
| United States | 264 | 1:1,372,951 | 95,166 |
| New Zealand | 231 | 1:19,603 | 3,446 |
| Wales | 60 | 1:51,576 | 4,775 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 974 | 1:25,026 | 3,464 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Worsfold Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) [the second elem. is evid. Old English fald, an enclosure for sheep, &c.: the first elem. is apparently a pers. name (in the genit.), prob. one of the Anglo-Saxon compound names in Wær-, if not the simple Wær itself (Old English wœr, true): cp. Worsley (worc.); but also Worston]
User-submitted Reference
This name derives from a lost village or Hamlet that was located somewhere around the Sussex, Surrey or Kent areas. Worsfold or Worsfield means the 'draught cattle field', which derives from the Olde English pre-7th Century, werf, (draught cattle) and, feld, (field).
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Worsfold Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Worsfold Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Worsfold is found most frequently in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Worsfold? popularity and diffusion
It is the 144,532nd most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,370,705 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Worsfold live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Worsfold is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,776 people, or 1 in 31,373. In England Worsfold is mostly found in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Surrey, where 13 percent live and West Sussex, where 8 percent live. Not including England it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Worsfold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Worsfold has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 5,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Worsfold Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Worsfold are 18.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.91% being registered with the party.
The amount Worsfold earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.56% more than the national average, earning R 388,680 per year; in United States they earn 13.04% more than the national average, earning $48,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $47,309 CAD per year.
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