How common is the surname Worcester?

2,384 people in the United States had the surname Worcester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,507 Americans. It ranked 12,897th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Worcester?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Worcester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Worcester?

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

Where is the surname Worcester most common?

Wikidata records people named Worcester in the Kingdom of England.

How do you pronounce Worcester?

Worcester is /ˈwʊstɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Worcester getting more or less common?

More common. 2,340 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,384 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Worcester

An English surname, carried by 2,384 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwʊstɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex W622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Worcester is more common than 92.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

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 2,384 people named Worcester in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,507 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,340.

#12,897

rank among US surnames

2,384

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,206)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,889	Emrick	2,386	129,399
#12,894	Bross	2,385	129,453
#12,897	Dedrick	2,384	129,507
#12,900	Jacobus	2,383	129,562
#12,904	Leist	2,382	129,616

Who is named Worcester

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

90% of people named Worcester identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.4%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Worcesters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Worcester
15th-century English chronicler and antiquary, 1415–1482

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Worcester come from?: Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).
How common is the surname Worcester?: 2,384 people in the United States had the surname Worcester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,507 Americans. It ranked 12,897th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Worcester?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Worcester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Worcester?: William Worcester, 15th-century English chronicler and antiquary.
Where is the surname Worcester most common?: Wikidata records people named Worcester in the Kingdom of England.
How do you pronounce Worcester?: Worcester is /ˈwʊstɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Worcester getting more or less common?: More common. 2,340 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,384 in 2010, up 1.9%.