Bearwood Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Bearwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the bearward,' i.e. the keeper of a bear for exhibition of tricks; one who travels from place to place with a bear. '1399. Abereward fond a rag' (H.E.D).

Michael le Bereward, Huntingdonshire, 1273.

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Bearwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bearwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the bearward,' i.e. the keeper of a bear for exhibition of tricks; one who travels from place to place with a bear. '1399. Abereward fond a rag' (H.E.D).

Michael le Bereward, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1594. Buried — Margaret Barwarde: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1609. — Robert Bearewoode, who fell doune dead in Popes Head Alley, of the plague: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Bearwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bearwood is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bearwood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bearwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bearwood is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Bearwood are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is most numerous in: Washington, where 59 percent reside, Florida, where 22 percent reside and Arizona, where 19 percent reside. Beside The United States Bearwood occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Bearwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bearwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bearwood last name grew 225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bearwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bearwood surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Bearwood earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $40,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barwood93635/
Berwood930/
Beerwood881/
Barwoods881/
Berrwood880/
Bierwood880/
Bharwod808/
Barbood807/
Birhwood751/
Beirvood751/
Berwooth750/
Barwad71119/
Barbod7185/
Bharwad67922/
Barboud67694/
Bairwad672/

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