Worthley Surname

252,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Worthley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worthley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3211:274,38225,692
Australia2251:119,98113,219
England171:3,277,533109,658
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:126,49512,200

Worthley Last Name Facts

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

Worthley is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worthley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 252,519th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,650,636 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Worthley live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Worthley is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,321 people, or 1 in 274,382. In The United States Worthley is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent live, Maine, where 12 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Worthley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Worthley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worthley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Worthley surname are 10.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.82% registered to vote for the party.

Worthley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,605 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wworthley940/
Wortley932,797/
Worthly939/
Worthle930/
Woerthle8813/
Worhtley882/
Worthlie880/
Warthley880/
Worthlay880/
Wortle861/
Wortly861/
Wharthley820/
Wertley8088/
Wartley8073/
Werthle8052/
Würthle8016/
Wörthle8011/
Wortlet806/
Wortles805/
Bortley803/
Wurthle801/
Wortliy801/
Wurtley800/
Warthly800/
Barthley75186/
Wuertley7573/
Whertley757/
Whartley752/
Wuerthle752/
Wortelle751/
Bortle71639/
Würtle718/
Wurtle715/
Wartly715/
Wheertley712/
Wertly711/
Vortle711/
Wartle711/
Wertle710/
Bartley6736,701/
Barthle67391/
Burtley67163/
Wörtler67103/
Wartler6727/
Vertley674/
Wuertle672/
Vartley671/
Wuertly670/
Whartly670/
Wertlay670/
Borttle670/
Whartle670/

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Worthley 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
  • 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 Worthley
  • 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