Duckworth Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Duckworth Name Meaning: A habitational name from Duckworth Fold in bury,Lancashire. Fuce 'duck' + wor(dh) 'enclosure'.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The first recorded is that of 'Henricus De (of) Dukeworth',dated 1379.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Duckworth Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Duckworth family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 989
Cotton Weaver 606
House Keeper 78
Coal Miner 75
Cotton Winder 65
Cotton Spinner 48
General Labourer 39
Labourer 39
Stone Mason 35
Cotton Operative 34
Carter 31
Domestic Servant 25
Dress Maker 23
Cotton Rover 17
Cotton Warper 17
Worsted Weaver 17
Weaver Cotton 16
Butcher 15
House Wife 15
Nil 15
Cotton Reeler 14
Farmers Wife 14
Charwoman 13
Grocer 13
Joiner 13

Duckworth Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Duckworth 100% 41,015
2 Dickworth 89% 178
3 Duchworth 89% 136

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The surname Duckworth is the most popular version of all its varients

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