Worthing Surname

208,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Worthing Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Worthing (Suss.; Norf.), Anglo-Saxon * Wyrðingas, * Weorðingas = (the Estate of the) Wyrð- or Weorð- Family [the pers. name is from Old English wyrð, w(e)orð (y. Worth2) + -ingas (dat. pl. -ingum), pl. of the 'son ’ suff.

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Worthing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1261:321,90029,332
England2531:220,22918,622
Australia2351:114,87512,758
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Wales1381:22,4242,380
India431:17,838,730274,051
Barbados191:15,129942
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales1341:11,705704
England961:253,91018,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4231:118,72011,620

Worthing (107) may also be a first name.

Worthing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Worthing (Suss.; Norf.), Anglo-Saxon * Wyrðingas, * Weorðingas = (the Estate of the) Wyrð- or Weorð- Family [the pers. name is from Old English wyrð, w(e)orð (y. Worth2) + -ingas (dat. pl. -ingum), pl. of the 'son ’ suff. -ing] Worthing, Suss., was Worthyng in the early-i5th cent., Werthing in the 14th cent.

The Wyrtingas of a 10th-cent. charter (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 1055) has been wrongly identified with Worthing, Sussex. Worting, Hants, is the place meant.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Sussex.

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

Worthing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worthing occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worthing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 208,467th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,673,158 people. Worthing is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Worthing live; 64 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 910,230th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 107 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,126 people, or 1 in 321,900. In The United States Worthing is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and Maine, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Worthing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Worthing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Worthing last name rose 266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worthing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Worthing surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.29% registered with the party.

The amount Worthing earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $43,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $46,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worting938/
Wourting8814/
Werthing887/
Warthing881/
Worthink881/
Worhting881/
Wortting880/
Wherthing821/
Vorting8063/
Warting8020/
Wärting8012/
Werting809/
Wortink803/
Borting800/
Woertink75202/
Voorting7542/
Bortoing752/
Voerting751/
Barthing751/
Barting6724/
Verting6723/
Varting6718/
Bortink671/
Bortinc671/
Wartung670/
Vaarting6321/
Bortinck635/
Bartaing631/
Bartoing631/
Bartting630/
Wartinck630/
Bartinc5314/
Barteng536/
Bartink534/
Barrtink504/
Wartenck500/

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Worthing Reference & Research

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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.

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