How common is the surname Whitworth?

9,748 people in the United States had the surname Whitworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,673 Americans. It ranked 3,647th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Whitworth?

Johnny Whitworth, American actor, followed by Kathy Whitworth.

Where is the surname Whitworth most common?

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

How do you pronounce Whitworth?

Whitworth is /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Whitworth getting more or less common?

More common. 9,501 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,748 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Whitworth

An English place surname, carried by 9,748 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/ 2 syllables Soundex W363

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Whitworth is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Whitworth 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 9,748 people named Whitworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,673 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,501.

#3,647

rank among US surnames

9,748

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,442)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,638	Albers	9,766	31,614
#3,640	Sutter	9,760	31,634
#3,641	Lindstrom	9,754	31,653
#3,642	Badillo	9,753	31,656
#3,644	Thatcher	9,752	31,660
#3,645	Weis	9,750	31,666
#3,646	Doll	9,749	31,669

Who is named Whitworth

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

88% of people named Whitworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Whitworths

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnny Whitworth
American actor, born 1975
Kathy Whitworth
American professional golfer (1939–2022)
Andrew Whitworth
American football player (born 1981)
Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth
British diplomat (1752-1825)

Notable Whitworths come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Whitworth come from?: From Old English hwīt (“white”) + worð (“enclosure”).
How common is the surname Whitworth?: 9,748 people in the United States had the surname Whitworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,673 Americans. It ranked 3,647th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whitworth?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Whitworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Whitworth?: Johnny Whitworth, American actor, followed by Kathy Whitworth.
Where is the surname Whitworth most common?: Wikidata records people named Whitworth in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Whitworth?: Whitworth is /ˈwɪtwɜːrθ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Whitworth?: Whitworth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Whitworth getting more or less common?: More common. 9,501 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,748 in 2010, up 2.6%.