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

Foxworthy, 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 Foxworthy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Foxworthy in America

Foxworthy is the 24352nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Foxworthy surname appeared 1,029 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Foxworthy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Foxworthy 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 Foxworthy

The surname Foxworthy is an English name with origins dating back to the medieval period. It is a locational surname derived from an Old English place name, with the first part "fox" referring to the animal and the second part "worth" meaning an enclosure or homestead. This suggests the name may have originated from a place where foxes were common or where a homestead was located near a fox den.

The earliest recorded instances of the Foxworthy name can be found in various historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries. One of the earliest examples is found in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1273, which mentions a John de Foxworth. In the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1327, a Thomas Foxworth is listed.

The Foxworthy name also appears in the Feet of Fines for Essex from 1390, which record a land transaction involving a John Foxworthy. These early records indicate the name was initially concentrated in the southeastern regions of England.

Variations in the spelling of the name can be found in historical documents, including Foxworth, Foxwurth, and Foxeworth. Some of these variations may have been influenced by local dialects or scribal errors in recording the name.

One notable individual bearing the Foxworthy name was Sir John Foxworthy, who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He served as a Member of Parliament for Middlesex in 1497 and was knighted by King Henry VII. Another prominent figure was Robert Foxworthy, a wealthy merchant and landowner in Gloucestershire during the 17th century.

In the 18th century, Edward Foxworthy (1736-1810) was a successful businessman and philanthropist from Bristol, known for his charitable contributions to various causes. Thomas Foxworthy (1786-1864) was a notable clergyman who served as the Archdeacon of Nottingham in the Church of England.

One of the earliest known emigrants to the American colonies was William Foxworthy, who arrived in Virginia from England in the mid-17th century. His descendants eventually settled in various parts of the United States, contributing to the spread of the Foxworthy name across the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Foxworthy

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

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 Foxworthy 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 Foxworthy 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 Foxworthy was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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