How common is the surname Hepworth?

1,945 people in the United States had the surname Hepworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,738 Americans. It ranked 15,159th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hepworth?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Hepworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hepworth?

Harry Hepworth, British artistic gymnast (born 2003).

Where is the surname Hepworth most common?

Wikidata records people named Hepworth in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Hepworth getting more or less common?

More common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,945 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Hepworth

An English place surname, carried by 1,945 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hepworth is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

Probably from the Old English personal name *Heppa + worþ (“enclosure”).

Hepworth is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,945 people named Hepworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,738 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,728.

#15,159

rank among US surnames

1,945

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12.6%

change since 2000 (was #15,539)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,151	Mondesir	1,946	158,656
#15,159	Hepworth	1,945	158,738
#15,163	Welcher	1,944	158,820
#15,166	Martelli	1,943	158,901

Who is named Hepworth

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Hepworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hepworths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Hepworth
British artistic gymnast (born 2003)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hepworth come from?: Probably from the Old English personal name *Heppa + worþ (“enclosure”).
How common is the surname Hepworth?: 1,945 people in the United States had the surname Hepworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,738 Americans. It ranked 15,159th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hepworth?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Hepworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hepworth?: Harry Hepworth, British artistic gymnast (born 2003).
Where is the surname Hepworth most common?: Wikidata records people named Hepworth in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Hepworth?: Hepworth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Hepworth getting more or less common?: More common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,945 in 2010, up 13%.