Worwood Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Worwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:170,91415,706
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Wales301:103,1518,167
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Worwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worwood is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worwood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 534,162nd most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. Worwood occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Worwood are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 170,914. In England Worwood is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 39 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Warwickshire, where 10 percent live. Beside England Worwood exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Wales, where 5 percent live.

Worwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Worwood last name rose 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,523 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Worwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Worwood surname are 36.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.93% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Worwood earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.28% less than the national average, earning R 149,052 per year; in United States they earn 16.79% less than the national average, earning $35,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $53,849 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whorwood93160/
Woorwood930/
Warwood86507/
Vorwood861/
Worwo835/
Wharwood80482/
Wherwood800/
Worwoh771/
Verwood715/
Worwa67735/
Warwo6764/
Borwo677/
Vorwo674/
Woruo672/

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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
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  • 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 Worwood
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