Allwood Surname
Approximately 4,750 people bear this surname
Allwood Surname Definition:
(English) 1 Dweller at the Old Wood. [Old English e)ald + wudu].
2 for Allward: v. Aylward.
Allwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,067 | 1:26,956 | 3,678 |
| Australia | 783 | 1:34,477 | 4,538 |
| United States | 748 | 1:484,571 | 40,975 |
| Jamaica | 622 | 1:4,614 | 620 |
| Canada | 181 | 1:203,567 | 19,858 |
| New Zealand | 86 | 1:52,655 | 8,408 |
| Wales | 66 | 1:46,887 | 4,434 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| El Salvador | 20 | 1:317,194 | 2,462 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,187 | 1:20,535 | 2,907 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
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.
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.
Allwood Demographics
Average Male Allwood Height
175.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallwood | 93 | 621 | / |
| Alwood | 92 | 629 | / |
| Allwod | 92 | 0 | / |
| Hallwoods | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ellwood | 86 | 7,838 | / |
| Halwood | 86 | 95 | / |
| Ailwood | 86 | 54 | / |
| Allwodd | 86 | 7 | / |
| Aylwood | 86 | 7 | / |
| Alwwood | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alwgood | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aulwood | 86 | 0 | / |
| Alwod | 83 | 79 | / |
| Hasellwood | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hailwood | 80 | 750 | / |
| Hollwood | 80 | 6 | / |
| Eellwood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aylewood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hellwood | 80 | 0 | / |
| Haylwood | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elwood | 77 | 8,801 | / |
| Alwoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ellwod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Albood | 77 | 0 | / |
| Olwood | 77 | 0 | / |
| Alvood | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hacelwood | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haylewood | 75 | 0 | / |
| Holwood | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ellwodd | 71 | 3 | / |
| Halbood | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hasselwood | 71 | 2 | / |
| Helwood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Allwadt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ellwoid | 71 | 0 | / |
| Heaselwood | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elwwood | 71 | 0 | / |
| Alvod | 67 | 87 | / |
| Alwad | 67 | 82 | / |
| Elwod | 67 | 41 | / |
| Albod | 67 | 1 | / |
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