Allwood Surname

99,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Allwood Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the Old Wood. [Old English e)ald + wudu].

2 for Allward: v. Aylward.

Allwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0671:26,9563,678
Australia7831:34,4774,538
United States7481:484,57140,975
Jamaica6221:4,614620
Canada1811:203,56719,858
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Wales661:46,8874,434
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Scotland311:172,7049,690
El Salvador201:317,1942,462
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1871:20,5352,907
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Allwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the Old Wood. [Old English e)ald + wudu].

2 for Allward: v. Aylward.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Hallvarðr; 5. Allard; from the German, Altvater; personal name Alward, a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book.; also a Saxon tenant.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Allwood Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Allwood Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Allwood occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Allwood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Allwood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,611th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,534,220 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Allwood reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 2,067 people, or 1 in 26,956. In England Allwood is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 13 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Derbyshire, where 8 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Allwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Allwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Allwood surname increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 787 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Allwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Allwood last name are 12.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Allwood earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning R 282,912 per year; in United States they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $42,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,597 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hallwood93621/
Alwood92629/
Allwod920/
Hallwoods881/
Ellwood867,838/
Halwood8695/
Ailwood8654/
Allwodd867/
Aylwood867/
Alwwood861/
Alwgood861/
Aulwood860/
Alwod8379/
Hasellwood820/
Hailwood80750/
Hollwood806/
Eellwood801/
Aylewood801/
Hellwood800/
Haylwood800/
Elwood778,801/
Alwoud771/
Ellwod771/
Albood770/
Olwood770/
Alvood770/
Hacelwood751/
Haylewood750/
Holwood7110/
Ellwodd713/
Halbood712/
Hasselwood712/
Helwood711/
Allwadt711/
Ellwoid710/
Heaselwood710/
Elwwood710/
Alvod6787/
Alwad6782/
Elwod6741/
Albod671/

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