How common is the surname Worrall?

1,881 people in the United States had the surname Worrall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,139 Americans. It ranked 15,551st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Worrall?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Worrall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Worrall?

Jack Worrall, Australian sportsperson (1861-1937).

Where is the surname Worrall most common?

Wikidata records people named Worrall in Australia.

Is the surname Worrall getting more or less common?

More common. 1,807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,881 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Worrall

An English place surname, carried by 1,881 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W640

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Worrall is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English wīr (“bog myrtle”) + healh (“nook, corner of land”).

Worrall 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 1,881 people named Worrall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,139 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,807.

#15,551

rank among US surnames

1,881

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,009)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,546	Weldy	1,882	164,052
#15,551	Buscher	1,881	164,139
#15,560	Struthers	1,880	164,226

Who is named Worrall

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

95% of people named Worrall identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Worralls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Worrall
Australian sportsperson (1861-1937)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Worrall

Worrall has the Soundex code W640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W640.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Worrall come from?: From Old English wīr (“bog myrtle”) + healh (“nook, corner of land”).
How common is the surname Worrall?: 1,881 people in the United States had the surname Worrall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,139 Americans. It ranked 15,551st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Worrall?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Worrall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Worrall?: Jack Worrall, Australian sportsperson (1861-1937).
Where is the surname Worrall most common?: Wikidata records people named Worrall in Australia.
What type of surname is Worrall?: Worrall is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Worrall getting more or less common?: More common. 1,807 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,881 in 2010, up 4.1%.