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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Duckworth Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Duckworth family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 697
Cotton Winder 88
Living On Own Means 70
General Labourer 49
Cotton Spinner 48
Cotton C Weaver 46
Farmer 28
Dress Maker 27
Cotton Piecer 22
Domestic Servant 20
Cotton Card Room Hand 19
House Keeper 19
Iron Moulder 19
Coal Miner Hewer 18
Joiner 18
School 17
House Keeper Domestic 16
Stone Mason 16
Charwoman 15
Scholar 13
Carter 11
Labourer 11
Worsted Weaver 11
House Painter 10
Railway Porter 10

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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