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    The surname Worm

    A Danish surname, carried by 1,052 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W650

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Worm is more common than 85.2% of them.

    Origin

    Danish origin

    Borrowed from Danish and German Worm.

    One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,052 people named Worm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 293,484 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,082.

    #23,978
    rank among US surnames
    1,052
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #22,240)

    Who is named Worm

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

    96% of people named Worm identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Worms

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alfred Worm
      Austrian journalist (1945-2007)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Worm

    Worm has the Soundex code W650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W650.

    Other Danish surnames

    All 50 Danish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Worm come from?
    Borrowed from Danish and German Worm.
    How common is the surname Worm?
    1,052 people in the United States had the surname Worm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 293,484 Americans. It ranked 23,978th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Worm?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Worm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Worm?
    Alfred Worm, Austrian journalist (1945-2007).
    Where is the surname Worm most common?
    Wikidata records people named Worm in Austria.
    Is the surname Worm getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,052 in 2010, down 2.8%.