Whitworth is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whitworth
No. of characters: 9
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whitworth

How popular is Whitworth?

Whitworth is common in United States.

Whitworth is ranked 24535 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whitworth bearers increased by 2.599726 per cent in 2010 US census to 9748 since 2000, the surname slipped by 205 spots and ranked at 3647. The last name was found in around 33 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.39 90.14
Black 5.77 5.61
Hispanic or Latino 2.17 1.63
Others 1.82 1.29
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.22 0.95
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.64 0.38
Whitworth is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 20895 people have been found who wears Whitworth as their family name. Whitworth is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
108,034 Italy3
14,054 China3
9,185 Hong Kong2
44,018 Poland2
95,312 Argentina2
50,640 Switzerland2
21,529 Singapore2
15,999 Slovakia2
54,641 Sweden2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
40,256 Mexico2
993 Guernsey2
4,231 Jamaica2
6,266 Luxembourg2
10,284 Kuwait2
30,360 Thailand1
53,033 Nigeria1
897,276 Russia1
810,193 Indonesia1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
174,544 Czech Republic1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
97 Tuvalu1
53,505 Turkey1
24,176 Qatar1
408 Åland1
10,958 Bangladesh1
91,024 Belgium1
2,374 Bermuda1
169,904 Brazil1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
42,479 Greece1
7,941 Guatemala1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
28,365 Kenya1
40,340 Malaysia1
29,046 Japan1
47,891 Norway1
21,562 Portugal1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
48,310 Spain40
78,557 Netherlands13
646 Cayman Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
Countries with hundreds of Whitworth:
3,147 Australia980
6,495 Canada656
31,047 Germany336
19,321 South Africa310
39,199 Philippines258
3,258 New Zealand234
2,076 Wales192
4,630 Scotland125
Countries with thousands of Whitworth:
1,422 England5,576
Countries with ten thousands of Whitworth:
3,357 United States11,947
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Henry Whitworth was 24 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 17, 1848. He lived in Ireland where he worked as mechanic and took Izaac Wright from Liverpool. Ann Whitworth (40) Maid, 5 years old Eliza Whitworth, 26 years old William Whitworth, are others that migrated to US.

Whitworth Namesakes

  • Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth, Politician
  • Geoffrey Whitworth, Author
  • Johnny Whitworth, Actor
  • Kathy Whitworth, Golfer
  • Robert Whitworth, Canal engineer
  • Joseph Whitworth, Engineer
  • Johnny Whitworth, Actor
  • James Whitworth, Cartoonist
  • Kathy Whitworth, Golfer
  • Kathy Whitworth, Golfer
  • In 2014 drama, thriller movie, Night Shooter, Emily Whitworth played Kasey.

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