2000
#6,482
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 4,832
First available Census row
Per 100,000 1.79
Rare Last name
Haworth
From a place name meaning "hedged enclosure" in Old English, originating from locations in Lancashire and Yorkshire, England.
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 5,478 Americans carry the last name Haworth. That puts it at #6,791 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 1.60 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 62,569 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Haworth surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
For British records, Name Census UK has a British surname profile for Haworth with 1881 census detail, origin facts and modern UK distribution where available.
Bearers in the US
5.5K
1 in 62,569
Census rank
#6,791
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
1.6
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
4.8K
rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 4,777 bearers of the surname Haworth in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 1.60 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 6791st position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Haworth, the largest self-reported group is White at 88.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Hispanic (4.2%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Haworth
The surname Haworth is of English origin, deriving from a place name in Yorkshire, England. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Old English words "hara" meaning "hare" and "worth" signifying an enclosure or settlement, suggesting that the original bearers of the name may have lived in an area inhabited by hares.
Haworth can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Hauwrth" and "Hawrth." These early spellings indicate the name's evolution from its Old English roots. The village of Haworth, located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, is likely the place from which the surname originated.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was William de Haworth, who lived in Lancashire in the late 13th century. Another notable figure was John Haworth, a 15th-century English landowner and merchant from Yorkshire.
In the 16th century, the surname Haworth gained prominence through the literary works of the Brontë family. The famous novelist and poet Anne Brontë (1820-1849) was born in the village of Haworth, and her sisters, Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) and Emily Brontë (1818-1848), also hailed from the same place.
Another notable bearer of the name was Sir Walter Haworth (1883-1950), a British chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1937 for his work on carbohydrates and vitamin C.
In the realm of sports, Sir Geoffrey Haworth (1923-2003) was an English cricketer and diplomat who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Lancashire County Cricket Club in the 1940s and 1950s.
Throughout history, the Haworth surname has maintained a strong presence in various fields, from literature and science to sports and politics, reflecting its enduring legacy originating from the Yorkshire region of England.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Haworth
Among Census respondents with the surname Haworth, the largest self-reported group is White at 88.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Hispanic (4.2%).
The bar chart below shows how Haworth bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Haworth surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White88.8% · 4,244
- Two or more races4.2% · 202
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 201
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 60
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 52
- Black or African American0.4% · 18
Timeline
Historical Census data for Haworth
Haworth appears in 3 published Census surname files: 2000, 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2010
#6,714
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 5,030
+198 bearers (+4.1%)
Per 100,000 1.71
Rank movement Down 232 places
2020
#6,791
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 4,777
-253 bearers (-5.0%)
Per 100,000 1.60
Rank movement Down 77 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #6,482 | 4,832 | 1.79 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2010 | #6,714 | 5,030 | 1.71 | +198 bearers (+4.1%) | Down 232 places |
| 2020 | #6,791 | 4,777 | 1.60 | -253 bearers (-5.0%) | Down 77 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Haworth surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #6,714 | #6,791 | -1.1% |
| Count | 5,030 | 4,777 | -5.0% |
| Per 100K | 1.71 | 1.60 | -6.5% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Haworth bearers went from 5,030 to 4,777 (-5.0% change). The surname moved down 77 positions in the national ranking, going from #6,714 to #6,791.
FAQ
Haworth surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Haworth?
Name Census estimates that about 5,478 living Americans carry the surname Haworth. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 62,569 residents.
How common is Haworth?
Haworth ranks #6,791 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 1.60 per 100,000 residents, which is about 2 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 4,777 people with the surname Haworth. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (5,478), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 1.6 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 1.60 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 2 of them to have the surname Haworth.
Has Haworth become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Haworth went from 5,030 recorded bearers to 4,777. That is a decrease of 253 (-5.0%). In the national ranking it fell from #6,714 to #6,791.
What does the Census say about the background of Haworth?
Among Census respondents with the surname Haworth, the largest self-reported group is White at 88.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Hispanic (4.2%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Haworth in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.8% (4,244 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Haworth appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (88.8%), Two or More Races (4.2%), Hispanic (4.2%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Haworth (2000, 2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Haworth mean?
From a place name meaning "hedged enclosure" in Old English, originating from locations in Lancashire and Yorkshire, England. The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Haworth (1.60 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many people are called Haworth?
If you just want to know how many people have the last name Haworth, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.