# Worth (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/worth/  
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) | 7,713 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,598 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,029 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.9% (7,018 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English worþ (“enclosure”)

## Who carries it

Share of people named Worth 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Worth in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Worth

- Irene Worth, American actress (1916–2002)
- Taylor Worth, Australian archer
- Nicholas Worth, American actor (1937–2007)
- David Worth, American cinematographer
- Constance Worth, Australian actress (1911-1963)
- George Worth, American fencer (1915-2006)
- Lillian Worth, American actress (1884-1952)
- Jonathan Worth, American politician (1802–1869)
- Helen Worth, British actress

## Similar surnames

Wirth, Worthy, Werth, Worthey, Wurth, Word, Ward, Wert, Wirt, Warda.

## 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.