# Whitworth (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/whitworth/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,748 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,647 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,673 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (9,501 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + worð (“enclosure”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Whitworth in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Whitworth in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Whitworth

- Johnny Whitworth, American actor
- Kathy Whitworth, American professional golfer (1939–2022)
- Andrew Whitworth, American football player (born 1981)
- Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth, British diplomat (1752-1825)

## Similar surnames

Woodard, Woodward, Woodworth, Woodyard.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.