Worton Surname

160,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Worton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Worton,' several villages so called in Oxfordshire.

Adam de Worton, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Worton, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1669. Married — Richard Worton and Mary Pace: St.

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Worton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5361:36,2754,758
United States7261:499,25541,999
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Australia611:442,55234,724
Wales591:52,4504,823
Jamaica351:81,9983,758
Scotland321:167,3079,494
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6131:39,7645,049
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

Worton (31) may also be a first name.

Worton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Worton,' several villages so called in Oxfordshire.

Adam de Worton, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Worton, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1669. Married — Richard Worton and Mary Pace: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Variants peculiar to Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 belonging to Worton; or Dweller at the Vegetable-Garden [Old English wyrt, a wort, vegetable + tún, an enclosure, &c.] The Oxf. Wortons were Worton in the 13th cent. Worton, Yorks, occurs as Werton in Domesday-Bk.

2 occasionally for Warton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in Oxfordshire and Wilts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Middlesex.

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

Worton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worton is found most frequently in England. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Worton.

How Common Is The Last Name Worton? popularity and diffusion

Worton is the 160,029th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,673,348 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Worton live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. Worton is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,536 people, or 1 in 36,275. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 33 percent are found, Greater London, where 7 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Worton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Worton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Worton last name rose 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,950 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Worton surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Worton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 183.97% more than the national average, earning R 674,820 per year; in United States they earn 5.97% more than the national average, earning $45,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $54,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whorton924,468/
Worthon9256/
Wortong925/
Worrton921/
Wortton920/
Worthong8629/
Borton835,013/
Warton831,722/
Werton8363/
Vorton835/
Uorton834/
Wortan831/
Wurton830/
Wharton7729,631/
Bourton771,038/
Worthan77596/
Warthon77579/
Wherton77150/
Whortan7714/
Vortong775/
Wourtan774/
Wahrton773/
Whurton772/
Borthon772/
Wartton771/
Wartonn771/
Worthom771/
Worhtan771/
Hwerton771/
Bortohn771/
Wortang771/
Wuarton771/
Borrton770/
Worthun770/
Boorton770/
Vorthong715/
Waharton713/
Worthann711/
D'Borton711/
Wuarthon711/
Wourtane711/
Whaurton711/
Whartoon711/
Whartton711/
Worthand710/
Worthane710/
Burton67242,757/
Barton67153,277/
Verton67520/
Bortun67512/
Bortan67506/
Wartan67117/
Wartoń67100/
Värton6791/
Wertan6747/
Varton6741/
Wortam6737/
Wertán6734/
Wartun6734/
Wartom6719/
Vurton678/
Uortan673/
Bortoń672/
Vortan671/
Wartão671/
Vortonova671/

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