How rare is the last name Worthy?

8,305 people in the United States have the last name Worthy, about 1 in 35,990. It ranks #4,142 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WORTHY

#4,142

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,305
About
1 in 35,990
This common or more
56.3%
Who bears it

Of the 8,305 people with the last name Worthy, 54.2% reported their origin as Black, 37% as White and 5.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Worthy

#4,140 Kee · 8,314#4,141 Greenlee · 8,306#4,143 Tomas · 8,301#4,144 Candelaria · 8,299

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Worthy, most common first.

#4,584 Worth · 7,497#18,311 Worthey · 1,496

Also a first name

As a first name, Worthy ranks #34,047 of 53,615, with 241 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 28 births. See Worthy as a first name

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