Explore the Family Name Unsworth

The meaning of Unsworth

English (Lancashire): habitational name from Unsworth (Lancashire), recorded as Hundeswrth in 1291. This name was easily confused with Hunsworth in Yorkshire, since they shared the same etymology, ‘Hund’s enclosure or settlement’ (from the Old English personal name Hund ‘dog’ + Old English worth ‘enclosure’).

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

The surname Unsworth has seen slight growth in its popularity in the United States, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Unsworth was ranked as the 25,754th most popular surname, a number which improved slightly to 25,381st place by 2010, indicating a modest uptick of 1.45%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Unsworth name grew from 898 to 975 over the ten-year period, a change of about 8.57%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.33 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,754	#25,381	1.45%
Count	898	975	8.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Unsworth

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been noticeable shifts amongst individuals bearing the Unsworth name. The majority identified as White, though this percentage decreased from 96.10% to 92.10% between 2000 and 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 166.50%, rising from 2.00% to 5.33%. A smaller increase was noted among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races, climbing by 46.43% and 38.20% respectively. No Unsworths reported identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.1%	92.1%	-4.16%
Hispanic	2%	5.33%	166.5%
Two or More Races	0.89%	1.23%	38.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.82%	46.43%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%