Halewood Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Halewood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halewood,' a township in the parish of Childwall, Lancashire.

Richard Hallwood, of Much Woolton, 1603: Wills at Chester.

William Hallwood, of Gatacre, within Little Woolton, 1623: ibid.

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Halewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6371:87,4699,520
Wales361:85,9597,098
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:91,6379,460
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Halewood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halewood,' a township in the parish of Childwall, Lancashire.

Richard Hallwood, of Much Woolton, 1603: Wills at Chester.

William Hallwood, of Gatacre, within Little Woolton, 1623: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Halewood [v. Hale 1,2 and + Old English wudu, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Halewood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halewood occurs most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halewood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 429,827th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,086,716 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Halewood are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 637 people, or 1 in 87,469. In England Halewood is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 43 percent reside, Cheshire, where 11 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England Halewood exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 4 percent reside and New Zealand, where 4 percent reside.

Halewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Halewood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Halewood surname increased 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Halewood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Halewood are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Halewood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $42,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $45,309 CAD per year.

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