Carwood Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Carwood Surname Definition:

An old family of this name which possessed the lands of Carwood, near Biggar, Lanarkshire, became extinct in the male line c. 1550 (Bigger, p. 70). William Carwod of that Ilk was respited in 1526 for "tresonable intercomonyng" with certain "Inplismen and traitouris dueland upoun Levin' (RSS.

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Carwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia551:490,83137,357
Ireland361:130,8046,280
England331:1,688,42669,999
Scotland171:314,93014,413
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Carwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old family of this name which possessed the lands of Carwood, near Biggar, Lanarkshire, became extinct in the male line c. 1550 (Bigger, p. 70). William Carwod of that Ilk was respited in 1526 for "tresonable intercomonyng" with certain "Inplismen and traitouris dueland upoun Levin' (RSS., I, 3474). Margaret Carwood, perhaps the last of her name, was bed-chamber woman to Mary Queen of Scots, and assisted the Oueen's escape from Holyrood in 1566. Between 1557 and 1585 there is record of an "assedation to Margrat Carwod pantrice to the Queen of Ye Kirks of Muling and Strathordill" (RD., p. 486). She was afterwards married to John Stewart of Tullymet (Cowan, Mary Queen of Scots, I, p. 118,161). A John Carwood, probably of Scottish descent, was assistant Justice in South Carolina, in 1725. An old spelling was Carvewood.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Salop.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Carwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carwood occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carwood is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Carwood occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Carwood are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 490,831. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 87 percent live and Queensland, where 13 percent live. Not including Australia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 24 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Carwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carwood has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Carwood last name increased 1,800 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carwood Last Name Statistics demography

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

Carwood earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 93.32% more than the national average, earning $83,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charwood9345/
Chairwood880/
Corwood8643/
Karwood863/
Zarwood861/
Karwoods806/
Kairwood800/
Carwad7722/
Kerwood711,037/
Charwad71109/
Korwood7156/
Charwot7129/
Carboud711/
Kerrwood6711/
Kerwhood671/
Koorwood671/
Chahrwad671/
Keerwood671/
Carboudt670/

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