Gaywood Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gaywood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gaywood,' a parish in Norfolk, near Lynn Regis.

Robert de Geywode, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gaywood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4271:130,48712,922
Australia411:658,43245,385
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Wales211:147,35910,403
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2271:107,38010,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gaywood (17) may also be a first name.

Gaywood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gaywood,' a parish in Norfolk, near Lynn Regis.

Robert de Geywode, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

Prob. a gutturalized form of Haywood, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gaywood Last Name Facts

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

Gaywood is found most frequently in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaywood? popularity and diffusion

Gaywood is the 553,576th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Gaywood are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 130,487. In England Gaywood is mostly found in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Essex, where 16 percent reside and Devon, where 11 percent reside. Other than England Gaywood occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Gaywood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gaywood has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gaywood last name grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 179 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaywood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Gaywood earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning $33,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawood927/
Gaswood860/
Gawod831/
Gaywad7738/
Gavood771/
Gayawad7171/
Gayiwad716/
Gaiywad712/
Gayewad711/
Gayawot711/
Ghabood711/
Gawad6713,011/
Gawot67310/
Gabod67101/
Giwod6751/
Gheewood671/
Gayawaad671/
Gayahwad671/
Gavod671/

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