Alwood Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Alwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5511:657,82052,659
Canada481:767,61660,775
England111:5,065,278148,650
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

Alwood (65) may also be a first name.

Alwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alwood is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 518,137th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. The last name Alwood occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Alwood are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most common first name worldwide, held by 65 people.

The surname Alwood is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 657,820. In The United States Alwood is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Alwood occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Alwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alwood surname rose 213 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Alwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Alwood surname are 30.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alwood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $45,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $48,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allwood924,750/
Halwood9295/
Ailwood9254/
Aylwood927/
Alwgood921/
Alwwood921/
Aulwood920/
Alwod9179/
Hailwood86750/
Hallwood86621/
Aylewood861/
Haylwood860/
Elwood838,801/
Alwoud831/
Albood830/
Olwood830/
Alvood830/
Allwod830/
Hacelwood801/
Hallwoods801/
Haylewood800/
Ellwood777,838/
Holwood7710/
Allwodd777/
Halbood772/
Helwood771/
Elwwood770/
Hasselwood752/
Hasellwood750/
Heaselwood750/
Alvod7387/
Alwad7382/
Elwod7341/
Albod731/
Hollwood716/
Eellwood711/
Hellwood710/
Alvoid67109/
Aulwad6716/
Alboud6714/
Alboot677/
Ailwad675/
Elwwod674/
Alboyd674/
Elwodd671/
Aluhod671/
Galwad671/
Ellwod671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alwood
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