How common is the surname Worden?

9,139 people in the United States had the surname Worden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,783 Americans. It ranked 3,880th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Worden?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Worden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Worden?

Alfred Worden, American astronaut (1932–2020), followed by Hank Worden.

Where is the surname Worden most common?

Wikidata records people named Worden in the United States.

Is the surname Worden getting more or less common?

More common. 8,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,139 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Worden

A surname, carried by 9,139 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Worden is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,139 people named Worden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,783 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,911.

#3,880

rank among US surnames

9,139

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,662)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,871	Soliz	9,159	33,710
#3,872	Runyon	9,153	33,732
#3,873	Pitt	9,151	33,739
#3,874	Ainsworth	9,149	33,746
#3,876	Calkins	9,146	33,757
#3,877	Gaddis	9,142	33,772
#3,879	McClintock	9,141	33,776

Who is named Worden

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

93% of people named Worden identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wordens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alfred Worden
American astronaut (1932–2020)
Hank Worden
American actor (1901-1992)
Terry Taylor
American professional wrestler, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Worden

Worden has the Soundex code W635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W635.

Questions

How common is the surname Worden?: 9,139 people in the United States had the surname Worden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,783 Americans. It ranked 3,880th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Worden?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Worden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Worden?: Alfred Worden, American astronaut (1932–2020), followed by Hank Worden.
Where is the surname Worden most common?: Wikidata records people named Worden in the United States.
Is the surname Worden getting more or less common?: More common. 8,911 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,139 in 2010, up 2.6%.