Forwood Surname

311,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Forwood Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the Fore-Wood [Old English fore + wudu] There is a Forwood in Gloucestershire.

2 confused with Forward, q.v.

Cp. Forshaw.

Forwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5531:655,44152,505
Australia3231:83,5789,683
England2221:250,98220,313
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Wales251:123,7819,267
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

Forwood (10) may also be a first name.

Forwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the Fore-Wood [Old English fore + wudu] There is a Forwood in Gloucestershire.

2 confused with Forward, q.v.

Cp. Forshaw.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Forwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forwood has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forwood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,791st most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,037,735 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Forwood reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Forwood is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 553 people, or 1 in 655,441. In The United States Forwood is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, Maryland, where 16 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Forwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Forwood last name increased 237 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Forwood last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Forwood are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Forwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.81% more than the national average, earning R 439,188 per year; in United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $43,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forewood9313/
Forood9221/
Foroodi8653/
Farwood867/
Furwood862/
Vorwood861/
Frywood861/
Ferwood860/
Frood83538/
Forod8349/
Fairwood8038/
Foruwodo8010/
Freewood803/
Firewood801/
Fooroodi801/
Foroud7756/
Farood7740/
Froode7726/
Forodi7711/
Foroda774/
Fordwo774/
Frhood773/
Foroot772/
Ferood771/
Firood771/
Freood771/
Forodo771/
Froodi771/
Fourod770/
Ferrywood751/
Ford73350,371/
Frod7315/
Farhood711,504/
Fioroto71244/
Forodha71133/
Foroudi71115/
Forouud7133/
Farbood7131/
Farrood7129/
Faroodi7124/
Fordwuo7111/
Fordwoh717/
Farwoto716/
Verwood715/
Forooti714/
Forotoe712/
Forwaed712/
Forwudu712/
Forwoth711/
Fairood711/
Farra-Wood711/
Forhoud711/
Faria Wood711/
Fahrood711/
Faroodo711/
Forwadi711/
Foroday711/
Forohda711/
Frhooda711/
Freewod710/
Forde6729,552/
Forid678,447/
Foord674,691/
Fiorotto672,330/
Foard672,027/
Forto671,646/
Farod67565/
Forot67514/
Fordy67257/
Frowd67233/
Frode67195/
Forad67163/
Farhoodi6783/
Forda6780/
Frodo6775/
Fourd6757/
Froot6754/
Feord6749/
Fordi6742/
Fordt6740/
Frodé6735/
Frodi6730/
Fohrd6725/
Frody6723/
Fordo6721/
Fored6719/
Fordu6718/
Fordó6713/
Farhoody6711/
Fiord6711/
Fford679/
Froda679/
Firod678/
Fordd677/
Fword677/
Furod677/
Fordh673/
Ferod673/
Frhod673/
Farroodi673/
Foerd672/
Forodiya672/
Forrd671/
Foroudhi671/
Foryd671/
Fryod671/
Foird671/
Wford671/
Frawd671/
Fowrd671/
Fyord671/
Farrow-Wood671/
Fordé671/
Foro-Toe671/
Hford671/
Foowirod671/
Farhoodh671/
Frodd670/
Faord670/
Frodt670/
Fraod670/

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