How common is the surname Kenworthy?

3,248 people in the United States had the surname Kenworthy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,057 Americans. It ranked 9,932nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kenworthy?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kenworthy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kenworthy?

Gus Kenworthy, American and British freestyle skier and actor.

Where is the surname Kenworthy most common?

Wikidata records people named Kenworthy in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Kenworthy getting more or less common?

More common. 3,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,248 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Kenworthy

An English place surname, carried by 3,248 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K563

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kenworthy is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, apparently from the Old English personal name Cēna + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).

Kenworthy 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 3,248 people named Kenworthy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,057 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,056.

#9,932

rank among US surnames

3,248

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,761)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,923	Guay	3,255	94,853
#9,924	Lagos	3,254	94,882
#9,925	Krone	3,253	94,911
#9,927	Wightman	3,252	94,940
#9,928	Srivastava	3,251	94,969
#9,929	Eiland	3,250	94,999
#9,931	Tso	3,249	95,028

Who is named Kenworthy

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

94% of people named Kenworthy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kenworthys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gus Kenworthy
American and British freestyle skier and actor, born 1991

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kenworthy come from?: Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, apparently from the Old English personal name Cēna + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).
How common is the surname Kenworthy?: 3,248 people in the United States had the surname Kenworthy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,057 Americans. It ranked 9,932nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kenworthy?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kenworthy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kenworthy?: Gus Kenworthy, American and British freestyle skier and actor.
Where is the surname Kenworthy most common?: Wikidata records people named Kenworthy in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Kenworthy?: Kenworthy is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Kenworthy getting more or less common?: More common. 3,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,248 in 2010, up 6.3%.