Worswick Surname

298,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Worswick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Urswick,' a parish in Furness, North Lancashire. This place is popularly called Ursick, but in the past it was evidently Worswick or Worsick (compare Physic for Fishwick). There is no difficulty about the initial 'w'; compare Worm and Orme, &c.

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Worswick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7861:70,8888,135
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Micronesia751:1,417307
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia321:843,61652,533
Wales311:99,8247,946
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4011:60,7867,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Worswick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Urswick,' a parish in Furness, North Lancashire. This place is popularly called Ursick, but in the past it was evidently Worswick or Worsick (compare Physic for Fishwick). There is no difficulty about the initial 'w'; compare Worm and Orme, &c.

1670. Anne Worswick, of Plumpton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1673. Thomas Worswick, of Catforth: ibid.

1731. Alex. Worsick, of Great Singleton; ibid.

1735. Robert Worsick, of Poulton: ibid.

The surname seems to have crossed the Morecambe Sands into the Fylde district of the county.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Worswick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worswick is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worswick? popularity and diffusion

The surname Worswick is the 298,032nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,702,305 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Worswick reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 786 people, or 1 in 70,888. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 27 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 26 percent live and Merseyside, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Micronesia, where 6 percent live.

Worswick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worswick has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Worswick surname grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 457 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Worswick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Worswick surname are 9.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Worswick earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 33.55% more than the national average, earning $57,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.75% more than the national average, earning $66,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warswick8829/
Werswick883/
Borswick880/
Vorswijk75108/
Warzwick757/
Warschbick6713/
Borsvik671/
Versvik5318/
Varswyk5311/
Börsvik537/
Varshbik5016/
Baarsvik5012/

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