How common is the surname Unsworth?

975 people in the United States had the surname Unsworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 316,662 Americans. It ranked 25,381st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Unsworth?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Unsworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Unsworth?

Geoffrey Unsworth, British cinematographer (1914-1978), followed by David Unsworth.

Where is the surname Unsworth most common?

Wikidata records people named Unsworth in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Unsworth getting more or less common?

More common. 898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 975 in 2010, up 8.6%.

The surname Unsworth

An English place surname, carried by 975 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Unsworth is more common than 84.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Old English personal name *Hund, a byname from hund (“hound, dog”), + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”). The loss of the initial "h" sound is a typical feature of Lancashire placenames.

Unsworth 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 975 people named Unsworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 316,662 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 898.

#25,381

rank among US surnames

975

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+8.6%

change since 2000 (was #25,754)

Who is named Unsworth

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

92% of people named Unsworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Unsworths

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Geoffrey Unsworth
British cinematographer (1914-1978)
David Unsworth
Association football player from England (born 1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Unsworth

Unser

Unsworth has the Soundex code U526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code U526.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Unsworth come from?: From the Old English personal name *Hund, a byname from hund (“hound, dog”), + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”). The loss of the initial "h" sound is a typical feature of Lancashire placenames.
How common is the surname Unsworth?: 975 people in the United States had the surname Unsworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 316,662 Americans. It ranked 25,381st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Unsworth?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Unsworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Unsworth?: Geoffrey Unsworth, British cinematographer (1914-1978), followed by David Unsworth.
Where is the surname Unsworth most common?: Wikidata records people named Unsworth in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Unsworth?: Unsworth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Unsworth getting more or less common?: More common. 898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 975 in 2010, up 8.6%.