Explore the Family Name Wormsley

The meaning of Wormsley

English (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire): possibly a variant of Wormley with intrusive -s-. There is a place called Wormsley in Herefordshire, but no early bearers from the West Midlands have been found.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wormsley has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Wormsley was ranked 58,692nd in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had moved up to 56,836th place, marking a 3.16% change in rank. In terms of count, there were 323 individuals with the surname Wormsley in 2000, and this number increased to 359 by 2010 — an 11.15% growth. However, the proportion of people named Wormsley per 100,000 remained unchanged at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,692	#56,836	3.16%
Count	323	359	11.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wormsley

Turning our gaze to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data offers some interesting insights. Between 2000 and 2010, there wasn’t any noticeable presence of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities within the Wormsley surname bearers. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by 10%, moving from 3.1% to 2.79%. The largest ethnicity for this surname is White, however its representation declined from 70.9% in 2000 to 66.3% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black under the Wormsley surname increased by 12.75%, from 23.22% to 26.18%. Lastly, there was a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity in 2010, which was absent in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.9%	66.3%	-6.49%
Black	23.22%	26.18%	12.75%
Two or More Races	3.1%	2.79%	-10%
Hispanic	0%	2.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%