Where Does The Last Name Girwood Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Girwood is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girwood? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 5,587,209^th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Girwood are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland Girwood is most prevalent in: North Lanarkshire, where 75 percent live and Glasgow City, where 25 percent live. Barring Scotland this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Girwood Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Girwood has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Girwood surname grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.