Worth Family History

Worth Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Worth for example in Cheshire, Dorset, Sussex, and Kent from Old English worth ‘enclosure, settlement’. The vocabulary word probably survived into the Middle English period in the sense of a subsidiary settlement dependent on a main village and in some cases the surname may be a topographic name derived from this use.

Compare Worthy. North German: topographic name from Middle Low German wort ‘enclosure, elevated piece of land, farmstead’ or a habitational name from a place so named in northern Germany.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Worthy, North, Warth, Forth, Mort, Wirth, Garth, Wortham, Horth, Worl

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40K	Military Records
11K	Immigration Records
113K	Census and Voter Lists
299K	Member Trees

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Where is the Worth family from?

You can see how Worth families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Worth family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Worth families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 96 Worth families living in Ontario. This was about 27% of all the recorded Worth's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Worth families in 1911.

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What did your Worth ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Worth. 33% of Worth men worked as a Farmer and 30% of Worth women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Worth were Carpenter and Nurse.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

33%

Labourer

15%

Clerk

Carpenter

Stenographer

30%

Housekeeper

25%

Servant

15%

Nurse

10%

What Worth family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 113K census records available for the last name Worth. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Worth census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 11K immigration records available for the last name Worth. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 40K military records available for the last name Worth. For the veterans among your Worth ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Worth lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Worth life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Worth in 1945 was 41, and 75 in 2004.

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Worth Surname Meaning

Compare Worthy. North German: topographic name from Middle Low German wort ‘enclosure, elevated piece of land, farmstead’ or a habitational name from a place so named in northern Germany.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Worth family from?

What did your Worth ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

33%

Labourer

15%

Clerk

Carpenter

Stenographer

30%

Housekeeper

25%

Servant

15%

Nurse

10%

What Worth family records will you find?

What is the average Worth lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Worth life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Worth in 1945 was 41, and 75 in 2004.

Worth Family History

Worth Surname Meaning

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Worth Surname Meaning

615,000 record(s) for Worth

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Where is the Worth family from?

What did your Worth ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Worth family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Worth lifespan?

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