Eastwood Surname

23,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Eastwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eastwood,' a hamlet in the parish of Keighley, Yorkshire This surname has increased almost into a clan or colony. Doubtless, however, many other spots would be so termed. But Eastwood must be considered a Yorkshire surname for all that.

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Eastwood Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,5561:5,831831
United States7,0121:51,6916,228
Australia2,6991:10,0021,486
Canada1,0881:33,8654,355
New Zealand5991:7,5601,290
Northern Ireland3581:5,154975
South Africa3131:173,09219,160
Wales2241:13,8151,513
Scotland1831:29,2563,059
Jamaica1631:17,6071,614
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Ireland1301:36,2232,974
France551:1,207,686126,065
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Isle of Man301:2,861575
Norway271:190,45522,163
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Singapore211:262,27211,611
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Jersey151:6,6131,336
India151:51,137,692512,385
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Ghana111:2,456,42711,552
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
China111:124,301,9616,553
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Monaco91:4,118434
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland971:45,6693,990
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,0411:3,462489
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Wales161:98,0264,293
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6551:30,3443,668

Eastwood (79) may also be a first name.

Eastwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eastwood,' a hamlet in the parish of Keighley, Yorkshire This surname has increased almost into a clan or colony. Doubtless, however, many other spots would be so termed. But Eastwood must be considered a Yorkshire surname for all that.

Jacob de Estwode, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Estwode, Bedfordshire, ibid.

John de Estwode, Kent, ibid.

Rogerus de Estwode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Estwode, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Estwode, et Sibota uxor ejus, 1379: ibid.

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

From the old barony of the same name in Renfrewshire. Gilisius (Giles) de Estwode, a vassal of the Stewards, witnessed a charier by James the Steward of Scotland in 1294 (RMP., p. 96). In 1296 as Giles or Gyles del Estwode of the county of Lanark he rendered homage for his lands. The seal attached to his homage bears an acorn and leaves and S' Giliscie de Heesthwit (Bain, II, 812, p. 204). About 1313 as de Estwod he witnessed the grant by the High Steward of the church of Largyss to the monks of Paisley (RMP., p. 237).

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

(English) Dweller at the East Wood [Old English eást + wudu]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Essex and Nottinghamshire.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Essex, Nottinghamshire, Renfrew, Yorkshire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Eastwood Demographics

Average Eastwood Salary in
United States

$43,432 USD

Per year
Rank:
637,741 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00191327
Rank: 6,225 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
100.65%
Sample size: 3,757 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Eastwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eastwood (Arabic: استوود) occurs most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eastwood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,548th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 316,712 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Eastwood are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 79 people.

Eastwood is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 9,556 people, or 1 in 5,831. In England it is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Beside England Eastwood exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Eastwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eastwood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Eastwood last name rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 796 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 134 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eastwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Eastwood last name is chiefly Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Eastwood surname are 14.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eastwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning 335,552 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 117.13% more than the national average, earning R 515,988 per year; in United States they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $43,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $55,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eastwoods943/
Heastwood941/
Astwood931,885/
Estwood9313/
Eastwod936/
Hestwood8887/
Eastwwod885/
Eastwodd881/
Gastwood880/
Astwod864/
Histwood750/
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Eastwood Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eastwood in the Arabic language
استوودastwwd-
ايستوودaystwwd-

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