The Wentworth surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,023 people carried this name — #4,428 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 8,139 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Wentworth surname

A habitational surname from Old English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Wentworth» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Wentworth’.

An early record he cites: Willelmus de Wynteworth, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 802 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

122 families named Wentworth, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 664 people lived in those households, 5.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New Hampshire 48
Maine 29
Massachusetts 22
Connecticut 12
New York 7
Vermont 4

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 268 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Wentworth in American newspapers,
1875–1876.

Newspaper page from Washington Standard carrying the name Wentworth
Washington Standard 1875-11-13
Newspaper page from Alpena Weekly Argus carrying the name Wentworth
Alpena Weekly Argus 1876-11-15
Newspaper page from The Anti-monopolist carrying the name Wentworth
The Anti-monopolist 1876-02-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,653 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wentworth in Australian newspapers,
1800s–1990s.

47,730 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wentworth. The most, 5,779, date from the 1850s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 28,858
Victoria 6,853
Queensland 3,976
South Australia 2,834
Tasmania 2,172
ACT (Canberra) 1,438
Western Australia 1,430
Northern Territory 23

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wentworth.

Who carried it

People named Wentworth,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Samuel Hidden Wentworth
    Samuel Hidden Wentworth d. 1912 · politician
  • Michael Wentworth d. 1558 · politician
  • Richard de Wentworth d. 1339 · judge
  • Thomas Wentworth d. 1747 · politician
  • Elizabeth Wentworth d. 1750
  • Edith Wentworth d. 1891

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wentworth,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States769 records

769 records of the Wentworth name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 309
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 156
  • Other U.S. records 304
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elmer H. Wentworth

    Born 1913 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Kalamazoo, Michigan; shipping clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Mark A. Wentworth

    Born 1930; from Coos County, New Hampshire. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cathr Wentworth

    Arrived at New York in 1846 aboard the Roscius from Liverpool, aged 18; farmer and laborer. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 769 records for Wentworth in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia251 records

251 records of the Wentworth name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 151
  • Tasmanian Names Index 46
  • Other Australian records 54
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Mary Ann Wentworth

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Sea Queen, sailing from Woolwich in 1846. Native of Wakefield, Yorkshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1848. Married 1848 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 34.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elbth Wentworth

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Lincolnshire, aged 50; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Laurence C. Wentworth

    Commercial traveller of Caulfield Sth, Victoria; died 1955.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 251 records for Wentworth in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada32 records

32 records of the Wentworth name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 27
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alice Annie Wentworth

    Died 1959 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Wentworth

    Buried in 1921 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Lyman Wentworth

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 32 records for Wentworth in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom12 records

12 records of the Wentworth name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 7
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lilias Ann Wentworth

    Died 1982, aged 91; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. H. Wentworth

    Grenadier Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arthur Wentworth

    Buried in 1937 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 82.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 12 records for Wentworth in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand7 records

7 records of the Wentworth name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henry John T. Wentworth

    Died 1924, aged 46; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Henry Wentworth

    Died 1966, aged 39; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ada Isobella Wentworth

    Died 1963, aged 79; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Wentworth in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Wentworth name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Vera Belle Mary Wentworth

    Married in 1916 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catharina Wentworth

    Married in 1648 in Tiel.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catharina Wentworth

    Married in 1657 in Nijmegen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Wentworth in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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