Find out how popular the last name Bloodworth is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bloodworth.

Bloodworth, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bloodworth surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bloodworth in America

Bloodworth is the 7849th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bloodworth surname appeared 4,218 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bloodworth.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bloodworth to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bloodworth

The surname Bloodworth originated in England and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English words "blod" meaning blood and "worth" meaning an enclosure or farm, suggesting the name may have referred to a farm or settlement where animals were butchered or slaughtered.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval records such as the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, where a John Blodworth is mentioned in Oxfordshire. The Sussexe Subsidy Rolls of 1296 also reference a William Blodesworthe.

During the 14th century, the surname appears in various spellings, including Blodeworth, Blodworth, and Blodesworth, reflecting the variations in spelling conventions of the time. One notable example is a Thomas Blodworth, mentioned in the Patent Rolls of 1365 as being granted land in Gloucestershire.

The Bloodworth name is also found in early parish records, such as the baptism of John Bloodworth in 1582 in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire. Another early record is the marriage of William Bloodworth and Anne Whitmore in 1611 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire.

In the 17th century, a prominent figure with this surname was Sir Thomas Bloodworth (1616-1682), an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1665-1666. He played a significant role in rebuilding the city after the Great Fire of London in 1666.

Other notable individuals with the Bloodworth surname include John Bloodworth (1785-1858), a British naval officer and explorer who surveyed parts of Australia and New Zealand in the early 19th century. William Bloodworth (1859-1926) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Somerset between 1884 and 1893.

The Bloodworth surname has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Bloodworth Farm in Oxfordshire and Bloodworth Lane in Staffordshire, further underscoring its connection to rural settlements and agricultural roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bloodworth

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bloodworth.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bloodworth was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bloodworth has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bloodworth was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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