Worts Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Worts Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname for a seller or grower of Vegetables [M English wort, Old English wyrtt, a wort, vegetable]

Worts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:299,55922,824
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Canada821:449,33638,948
Australia331:818,05251,601
Wales231:134,5459,804
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:118,90411,373
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

Worts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname for a seller or grower of Vegetables [M English wort, Old English wyrtt, a wort, vegetable]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Worts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worts is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 585,091st most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Worts reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 299,559. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 12 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Worts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worts has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Worts last name declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 30 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Worts last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Worts earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning 308,434 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.58% more than the national average, earning $50,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning $70,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woerts91133/
Woorts9145/
Worths916/
Wortts910/
Werts803,341/
Borts80675/
Wurts80551/
Wortz80401/
Words80298/
Warts8020/
Vorts8012/
Würts805/
Weerts733,733/
Woertz73325/
Waarts73274/
Borths73217/
Werths73128/
Waerts7387/
Wartts7369/
Uortse7317/
Voorts7316/
Boirts7315/
Woerds7313/
Hwarts7311/
Wuerts736/
Boorts734/
Wertzs734/
Bordts731/
Bortsz731/
Wortch731/
Worstz731/
Wertts731/
Wortze730/
Wertsch67136/
Worz6744/
Bortsch6729/
Wärtsch6713/
Weerdts6712/
Wortche6712/
Worc676/

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