Wadsworth Name Meaning: The name arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, used by the family in Yorkshire living at Wadsuuorde or Wadsworth
Wadsworth was recorded in the Domesday book taken in 1086 as 'King's Land'. It is thought that an isolated building in the village was the setting for Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.
Discover how your Wadsworth ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 38 |
| Berkshire | 11 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 112 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 39 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 9 |
| Essex | 21 |
| Gloucestershire | 7 |
| Hampshire | 12 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 14 |
| Lancashire | 719 |
| Leicestershire | 29 |
| Lincolnshire | 11 |
| London | 151 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 8 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 100 |
| Nottinghamshire | 64 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 15 |
| Surrey | 19 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 31 |
| Warwickshire | 72 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 2,202 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 7 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 562 |
| Cotton Weaver | 65 |
| Coal Miner | 57 |
| Farmer | 32 |
| Domestic Servant | 29 |
| General Labourer | 26 |
| Cotton Spinner | 26 |
| Cotton Reeler | 25 |
| Living On Own Means | 24 |
| Worsted Weaver | 24 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 23 |
| Worsted Spinner | 23 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 22 |
| Cotton Piecer | 19 |
| Dress Maker | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Woollen Weaver | 16 |
| Farm Labourer | 14 |
| General Servant Domestic | 14 |
| Cotton Operative | 14 |
| Stone Mason | 14 |
| General Servant | 13 |
| Labourer | 12 |
| Butcher | 12 |
| Tailoress | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wadsworth | 1,899 |
| John Wadsworth | 1,801 |
| William Wadsworth | 1,708 |
| Sarah Wadsworth | 1,220 |
| Elizabeth Wadsworth | 999 |
| Thomas Wadsworth | 964 |
| James Wadsworth | 860 |
| George Wadsworth | 805 |
| Joseph Wadsworth | 724 |
| Ann Wadsworth | 650 |
| Hannah Wadsworth | 622 |
| Jane Wadsworth | 507 |
| Annie Wadsworth | 482 |
| Henry Wadsworth | 462 |
| Alice Wadsworth | 433 |
| Martha Wadsworth | 430 |
| Emma Wadsworth | 382 |
| Samuel Wadsworth | 357 |
| Ellen Wadsworth | 339 |
| Charles Wadsworth | 311 |
| Eliza Wadsworth | 299 |
| Arthur Wadsworth | 260 |
| Emily Wadsworth | 242 |
| Richard Wadsworth | 217 |
| Harry Wadsworth | 211 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadsworth | 100% | 28,543 |
| 2 | Woodsworth | 80% | 572 |
| 3 | Waddsworth | 90% | 208 |
The surname Wadsworth is the most popular version of all its varients