Fernwood Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fernwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Fernwood (17) may also be a first name.

Fernwood Last Name Facts

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

Fernwood occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fernwood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernwood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Fernwood live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fernwood is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States Fernwood is most common in: California, where 59 percent reside, Nevada, where 11 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Fernwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fernwood surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Fernwood earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $51,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernoodo881/
Fornwood880/
Fearon-Wood842/
Farnood80651/
Fernoda809/
Fernd771/
Farnoodi75564/
Farnoody756/
Vernoody750/
Feronodo750/
Farney Wood744/
Ferand71535/
Frenod7154/
Ferond7118/
Ferndo7116/
Fernot7114/
Fernad7110/
Ferinwota715/
Farnod715/
Ferndy714/
Ferndi713/
Fernda712/
Frnodo711/
Ferend711/
Fernde711/
Fronod711/
Ferrand6722,458/
Fernado672,884/
Ferando671,513/
Ferneda67635/
Feranda67300/
Ferniot67285/
Franoto67154/
Fernadi67151/
Ferandi67117/
Fernaud67111/
Feriend6780/
Ferinda6779/
Ferendo6761/
Fernada6742/
Ferinto6740/
Vernoud6740/
Fearnot6739/
Farnoud6738/
Ferinde6735/
Fernott6731/
Fernade6730/
Ferendi6729/
Fernndo6720/
Fernhed6718/
Ferrond6717/
Fehrend6716/
Fernedo6714/
Ferandy6713/
Farnoto6713/
Fernida6711/
Feranto679/
Fernady679/
Ferendy677/
Ferenda676/
Fernato676/
Farnodo676/
Ferande675/
Fernadu674/
Ferondi674/
Fernout673/
Ferrend672/
Farnodi672/
Ferondo672/
Fernito672/
Feerndi671/
Vernwad671/
Frandoo671/
Ferindi671/
Fernedi671/
Vernody671/
Feriand671/
Fernêda671/
Fernota671/
Ferinad671/
Fernidi671/
Ferindo671/
Fernaid670/
Ferhand670/
Feranot670/
Ferundo670/
Ferrind670/
Farnwoth631/
Fehrenbud590/
Farnwatt500/

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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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  • 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 Fernwood
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