Astwood Surname

217,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Astwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Astwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic4391:23,7651,522
United States4361:831,32863,652
Turks and Caicos Islands2191:15737
England2061:270,47621,309
New Zealand1941:23,3424,099
Bermuda1091:59987
Bahamas961:4,081454
Australia761:355,20729,862
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Astwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Astwood occurs most in The Dominican Republic. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Astwood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 217,512th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,866,072 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Astwood reside; 42 percent reside in Caribbean and 26 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 23,765. Without taking into account The Dominican Republic this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and The Turks and Caicos Islands, where 12 percent are found.

Astwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Astwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Astwood surname increased 21,800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 226 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Astwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Astwood surname are 0.66999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Astwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 141.07% more than the national average, earning $54,729,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $52,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eastwood9323,010/
Gastwood930/
Astwod924/
Eastwoods883/
Heastwood881/
Estwood8613/
Eastwod866/
Hestwood8087/
Eastwwod805/
Eastwodd801/
Oostwoud67260/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Astwood
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