Worthen Surname

81,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Worthen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6931:63,6677,456
Canada1751:210,54620,414
England281:1,989,93178,001
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9251:54,2906,097

The alternate forms: Worthén (4) are calculated separately.

Worthen (33) may also be a first name.

Worthen Last Name Facts

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

Worthen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Worthén. For other possible spellings of Worthen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worthen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Worthen is the 81,860th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,229,343 people. Worthen is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Worthen are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Worthen is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 33 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,693 people, or 1 in 63,667. In The United States Worthen is most common in: Utah, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Worthen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Worthen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Worthen surname grew 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worthen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Worthen surname are 11.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.92% registered with the party.

The amount Worthen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $43,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $46,221 CAD per year.

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Worthen Reference & Research

Wortham DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Warthen/Worthen/Wath FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Worden FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Warthen/Worthen/Wath FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Worden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Worthen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis