Worthey Surname
Approximately 2,063 people bear this surname
Worthey Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Worthy (enclosed homestead), in Hampshire.
Worthey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,979 | 1:183,153 | 18,273 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 263 | 1:190,946 | 16,781 |
Worthey (26) may also be a first name.
Worthey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Worthy (enclosed homestead), in Hampshire.
Worthey Demographics
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Worthey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Worthey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Worthey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Worthey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 201,985th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,532,499 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Worthey live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Worthey is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 26 people.
The surname Worthey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,979 people, or 1 in 183,153. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Worthey exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Worthey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Worthey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Worthey surname rose 752 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Worthey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Worthey are 15.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.38% registered to vote for the political party.
Worthey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $40,205 USD per year.
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Worthey 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
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