Wortham Surname
Approximately 7,239 people bear this surname
Wortham Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Wortham (enclosed homestead), in Suffolk.
Wortham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,113 | 1:50,957 | 6,151 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,326 | 1:37,872 | 4,487 |
Wortham (78) may also be a first name.
Wortham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Wortham (enclosed homestead), in Suffolk.
A parish in Suffolk.
A location name in Suffolk.
Wortham Demographics
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Wortham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wortham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wortham is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wortham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 68,613th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,006,706 people. The surname Wortham occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wortham reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,091,646th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 78 people.
The surname Wortham is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 7,113 people, or 1 in 50,957. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 20 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Wortham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wortham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wortham last name grew 536 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wortham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wortham surname are 1.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.16% registered to vote for the political party.
Wortham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $40,024 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthham | 93 | 49 | / |
| Wortheam | 93 | 11 | / |
| Whortham | 93 | 3 | / |
| Worhtham | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wotrtham | 93 | 1 | / |
| Worthame | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wortam | 92 | 37 | / |
| Worthan | 86 | 596 | / |
| Wourtam | 86 | 23 | / |
| Wartham | 86 | 22 | / |
| Wertham | 86 | 2 | / |
| Worthom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Worhtam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bortham | 86 | 0 | / |
| Werthaim | 80 | 73 | / |
| Worthean | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wortheim | 80 | 11 | / |
| Werthajm | 80 | 4 | / |
| Worthann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Worthain | 80 | 0 | / |
| Worthand | 80 | 0 | / |
| Worthane | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wertaham | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wartam | 77 | 449 | / |
| Wertam | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bortam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wortan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warthan | 71 | 584 | / |
| Worthon | 71 | 56 | / |
| Bartham | 71 | 21 | / |
| Vartham | 71 | 15 | / |
| Whortan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Burtham | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wartame | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wourtan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Warhtam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voorthamnn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Worhtan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warthom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borthan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vourtam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wortang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borttam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wertheim | 67 | 2,509 | / |
| Bortheim | 67 | 51 | / |
| Worthong | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wertheym | 67 | 11 | / |
| Verthaim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wharthan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wourtane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burttham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warthhan | 67 | 0 | / |
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Wortham Reference & Research
Wortham DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Wortham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wortham
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