Erwood Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Erwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1791:311,27423,420
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Canada691:533,99444,923
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:168,10614,298
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Erwood (30) may also be a first name.

Erwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erwood is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erwood? popularity and diffusion

Erwood is the 552,857th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Erwood live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.

Erwood is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 311,274. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 20 percent reside, Kent, where 16 percent reside and Dorset, where 9 percent reside. Besides England Erwood occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 23 percent reside.

Erwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erwood has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 491 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Erwood last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Erwood are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Erwood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.78% more than the national average, earning $52,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $57,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Earwood922,232/
Herwood92122/
Eirwood921/
Erwod91143/
Hearwood8613/
Geerwood861/
Earwwood861/
Herrwood861/
Arwood832,466/
Orwood833/
Erwoud831/
Herwod831/
Irwood830/
Harwood7737,182/
Horwood776,253/
Arrwood7748/
Airwood778/
Earwwod771/
Orhwood770/
Erbod7313/
Arwod732/
Erwot731/
Erwad731/
Harrwood717/
Herrbood711/
Herbod679/
Arwoot678/
Harwod676/
Errwad673/
Hervod672/
Erwoth671/
Irwoot671/
Gerwad671/
Horwod670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Erwood
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