English (Lancashire): habitational name from Duckworth in the borough of Bury Lancashire which is named from Old English dūce ‘duck’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Duckworth family from?
You can see how Duckworth families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Duckworth family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Duckworth families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 4,716 Duckworth families living in Lancashire. This was about 77% of all the recorded Duckworth's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Duckworth families in 1891.
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What did your Duckworth ancestors do for a living?
In 1939, Cotton Weaver and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Duckworth. 13% of Duckworth men worked as a Cotton Weaver and 61% of Duckworth women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Duckworth were Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic. .
Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Duckworth life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Duckworth in 1945 was 42, and 77 in 2004.