# Worcester (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,384 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,897 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 129,507 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (2,340 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwʊstɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Worcester 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) | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Worcester in the Kingdom of England.

## People named Worcester

- William Worcester, 15th-century English chronicler and antiquary

## Similar surnames

Werkheiser.

## 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.