Southworth
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from Southworth (Lancashire); first attested Gilbert Southworthe, de Sotheworth 1281 AssLa
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈsaʊθwɝθ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Southworth is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. In Grenada it is the 16th most common surname.
- GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 34K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 70K
- NZNew Zealand≈1 in 37K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- China (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 328 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 34K (inferred from the name graph)
≈20,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
United Kingdom, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from Southworth (Lancashire); first attested Gilbert Southworthe, de Sotheworth 1281 AssLa
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Southworth counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN China | — | ≈20,000 est. | ≈1 in 71K | — | Southworth | 7 |
| US United States | — | 4,783 | 1 in 70K | 4.8K | Southworth | 328 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈1,900 est. | ≈1 in 34K | 2K | Southworth | 151 |
| CA Canada | — | ≈500 est. | ≈1 in 76K | — | Southworth | 62 |
| IT Italy | — | ≈490 est. | ≈1 in 129K | — | Southworth | 5 |
| NZ New Zealand | — | ≈130 est. | ≈1 in 37K | — | Southworth | 17 |
| IE Ireland | — | ≈100 est. | ≈1 in 51K | — | Southworth | 4 |
| GD Grenada | #16 | — | — | — | Southworth | 1 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Southworth is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, place in Ches. (formerly S Lancs.), so called from OE sub South + worb enclosure (see Worth). Var.: Southward. Speck Sowa
as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
In English, place in Ches. (formerly S Lancs.), so called from OE sud South + word enclosure (see Worth). Var.: Southward.
as a nameA dictionary of surnames
In English, A surname from Old English.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- John Southworthb. 1592GBEnglish martyr
- Mary Mollineuxb. 1651not in their usual nameEnglish writer
- Albert Sands Southworthb. 1811USAmerican photographer (1811-1894)
- E. D. E. N. Southworthb. 1819USAmerican writer (1819–1899)
- Effie Almira Southworthb. 1860USAmerican botanist (1860-1947)
- James Southworthb. 1864GBEnglish footballer (1864-1940)
- Billy Southworthb. 1893USAmerican baseball player, coach, manager
- Franklin Southworthb. 1929USAmerican linguist
- Helen Southworthb. 1956GBBritish politician (born 1956)
- Carrie SouthworthUSAmerican model-actor
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 13 sources across 4 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 4.8K | #7,004 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 4.8K | #6,580 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 4.7K | #6,956 |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 2K | #3,648 |
| GB United Kingdom | A Dictionary of Surnames (Hanks & Hodges, 1988) | — | — | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 4
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Southworth mean, and where does it come from?
- from Southworth (Lancashire); first attested Gilbert Southworthe, de Sotheworth 1281 AssLa Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- How do you pronounce Southworth?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈsaʊθwɝθ/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Southworth have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 20 thousand people named Southworth in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled southworth.
- How common is the name Southworth?
- In the United States, the national register counted 4,783 people named Southworth in 2010, about 1 in 70 thousand residents.
- How common is Southworth compared with other names?
- In Grenada, Southworth is the 16th most common surname of 3,427 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Southworth” — the 16th most common surname in Grenada. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.