World Family History

You can see how World families moved over time by selecting different census years. The World family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most World families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 36 World families living in London. This was about 24% of all the recorded World's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of World families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the World surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.