Eward Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Eward Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Ewe-Herd [Old English ewe + heorde] Johannes Ewehird, A.D. 1379.—Poll-Tax, Yorks.

2 Priest [Old English œww(e)ard—œw, divine law, religion + w(e)ard, guardian]

Eward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
England71:7,959,723202,100
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Eward (2,093) may also be a first name.

Eward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Ewe-Herd [Old English ewe + heorde] Johannes Ewehird, A.D. 1379.—Poll-Tax, Yorks.

2 Priest [Old English œww(e)ard—œw, divine law, religion + w(e)ard, guardian]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Eward Last Name Facts

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

Eward is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eward? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 767,694th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. Eward occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Eward live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 164,507th most common first name at a global level, held by 2,093 people.

Eward is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, Maryland, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Eward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eward last name expanded 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eward Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Eward surname is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Eward surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eward earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 24.88% less than the national average, earning $32,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.88% more than the national average, earning $76,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heward912,727/
Euward9119/
Eiward916/
Eaward912/
Ewardt911/
Eeward911/
Eyward910/
Heyward836,723/
Heaward8363/
Hewardt8313/
Ewwards834/
Haeward832/
Heiward831/
Echward831/
Ewhardt831/
Eywards831/
Eiwardt831/
Ewart809,515/
Award80953/
Evard80937/
Oward8030/
Ebard8011/
Eword802/
Iward802/
Jward802/
Ewerd801/
Yward801/
Heywardd771/
Heywaerd771/
Howard73452,218/
Haward734,126/
Ajward731,493/
Hebard73739/
Hewart73125/
Ewerdt7377/
Ebhard7341/
Aveard7326/
Gevard7322/
Ewaart7317/
Hyward739/
Euwart737/
O'Ward737/
Ayward737/
Ebardt733/
Euvard733/
Hevard733/
Awward733/
Hiward732/
Aiward732/
Owuard732/
Heword731/
Ebaird731/
Eveard731/
Ewarte731/
Ewarth731/
Eawart731/
Ewhart730/
Eweart730/
Evards730/
Ewords730/
Eevard730/
Hewardová711/
Hayward6768,148/
Ebhardt67363/
Haveard67126/
Howardh67101/
Heaword6738/
Hajward6737/
Hewarth6735/
D'ewart6716/
Howardd6712/
Heyword679/
Howeard677/
Howarrd677/
Hawaird673/
Hhoward673/
Howaard673/
Gevhard673/
Hoiward672/
Hawward672/
Howardt672/
Hawardt671/
Heuvard671/
Howhard671/
Howaerd671/
Howayrd671/
Heywart671/
Evhardt671/
Ahwardh671/
Howward670/
Eweartt670/
Echwart670/
Hebeard670/
Euvaard670/

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