Explore the Family Name Papworth

The meaning of Papworth

English (Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire): habitational name from Papworth Saint Agnes or Papworth Everard (Cambridgeshire), recorded as Pappeworda and Papeworth in 1086. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Pap(p)a + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.

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How common is the last name Papworth in the United States?

Popularity: Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Papworth saw a slight decrease in popularity rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 62,046th to 62,903rd. Despite this drop in ranking, the number of individuals with the Papworth surname increased by 5.3%, with the count rising from 302 in 2000 to 318 in 2010. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k remained steady at 0.11, showing no change over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,046	#62,903	-1.38%
Count	302	318	5.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Papworth

Ethnicity: Data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the ethnic identity associated with the Papworth surname has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (97.35%), with a small proportion identifying as Hispanic (2.32%). By 2010, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as White (94.65%) and Hispanic (2.20%). Notably, the 2010 census showed a new category of individuals identifying with two or more races (1.57%). There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.35%	94.65%	-2.77%
Hispanic	2.32%	2.2%	-5.17%
Two or More Races	0%	1.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%