Worster Surname

179,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Worster Surname Definition:

For Worcester, q.v.

Worster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8051:200,80819,745
England2801:198,99317,417
Canada831:443,92338,562
Australia801:337,44628,659
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Wales41:773,63329,106
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:108,33510,701
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5331:94,2199,638

The alternate forms: Wörster (133) are calculated separately.

Worster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Worcester, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Worcester (Roman fort of the Wigoran tribe), in Worcestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corruption of Worcester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Worstead; a location name in Norfolk or from Worcester.

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

Worster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worster is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as: Wörster. For other possible spellings of Worster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 179,972nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,076,212 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Worster are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Worster is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,805 people, or 1 in 200,808. In The United States Worster is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 21 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Colorado, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Worster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Worster surname increased 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Worster last name are 2.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Worster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.38% less than the national average, earning R 122,676 per year; in United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.11% more than the national average, earning $58,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wörster95133/
Woorster9315/
Woerster937/
Worsteer931/
Worszter930/
Worrster930/
Worsther930/
Wourster930/
Vorster8628,273/
Wurster869,538/
Werster8612/
Borster868/
Warster863/
Würster863/
Voerster8078/
Vorshter803/
Vorsteer801/
Warsther801/
Whurster801/
Wurstter801/
Warstter800/
Warrster800/
Wursster800/
Warshtter750/
Verster716,107/
Burster71168/
Bürster7149/
Wursterová7133/
Wursterova7111/
Vörster7110/
Vurster719/
Barster713/
Huerster6720/
Barshter6711/
Warchter672/
Versteer671/
D'Verster631/
Barxter571/

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