Whorton
English edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps a variant of Worton.
Proper noun edit
Whorton (plural Whortons)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whorton is the 10998th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2892 individuals. Whorton is most common among White (83.89%) and Black/African American (10.82%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whorton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.