Worthington Name Meaning: Habitational name from places in Lancashire and Leicestershire named Worthington. From old english 'Wurdingtun' 'settlement'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin,with the first recorded spelling to be that of 'Snarri De Wurethintona',dated 1169.
Discover how your Worthington ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 681 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 76 |
| Devon | 11 |
| Dorset | 11 |
| Durham | 50 |
| Essex | 14 |
| Gloucestershire | 23 |
| Hampshire | 65 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 28 |
| Lancashire | 3,211 |
| Leicestershire | 70 |
| Lincolnshire | 56 |
| London | 138 |
| Middlesex | 10 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 26 |
| Nottinghamshire | 206 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 25 |
| Suffolk | 15 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 41 |
| Sussex | 15 |
| Staffordshire | 433 |
| Warwickshire | 78 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 159 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 13 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 38 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 61 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,200 |
| Cotton Weaver | 156 |
| Coal Miner | 146 |
| General Labourer | 51 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 49 |
| House Keeper | 47 |
| Labourer | 41 |
| Dress Maker | 35 |
| Domestic Servant | 34 |
| Cotton Winder | 30 |
| Carter | 26 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| General Servant Domestic | 24 |
| Laundress | 22 |
| Annuitant | 19 |
| Joiner | 19 |
| Seamstress | 18 |
| Tailor | 17 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Charwoman | 16 |
| Cotton Operative | 16 |
| Cotton Piecer | 16 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 16 |
| Farmers Son | 16 |
| Cotton Reeler | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Worthington | 3,097 |
| John Worthington | 3,019 |
| William Worthington | 2,575 |
| Elizabeth Worthington | 1,975 |
| Thomas Worthington | 1,884 |
| James Worthington | 1,796 |
| Sarah Worthington | 1,517 |
| George Worthington | 1,152 |
| Ann Worthington | 1,074 |
| Jane Worthington | 993 |
| Joseph Worthington | 822 |
| Alice Worthington | 815 |
| Ellen Worthington | 793 |
| Margaret Worthington | 743 |
| Henry Worthington | 691 |
| Samuel Worthington | 625 |
| Annie Worthington | 559 |
| Hannah Worthington | 517 |
| Richard Worthington | 510 |
| Robert Worthington | 508 |
| Edward Worthington | 505 |
| Martha Worthington | 486 |
| Charles Worthington | 437 |
| Emma Worthington | 419 |
| Eliza Worthington | 418 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worthington | 100% | 41,806 |
| 2 | Warthington | 91% | 431 |
The surname Worthington is the most popular version of all its varients