Hallwood Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hallwood Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the Hall- Wood [Old English h(e)all + wudu] 2 confused with Halewood, q.v., and Hallward, q.v.

Hallwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4001:139,29513,567
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Canada421:877,27667,671
Wales271:114,6128,773
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hallwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the Hall- Wood [Old English h(e)all + wudu] 2 confused with Halewood, q.v., and Hallward, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hallwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hallwood is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hallwood? popularity and diffusion

Hallwood is the 523,160th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Hallwood live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 139,295. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent reside, Merseyside, where 17 percent reside and Cheshire, where 13 percent reside. Outside of England this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Hallwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hallwood has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hallwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hallwood last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hallwood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $48,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $59,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hallwoods941/
Allwood934,750/
Halwood9395/
Hasellwood890/
Hailwood88750/
Hollwood886/
Hellwood880/
Chalwood880/
Haylwood880/
Alwood86629/
Allwod860/
Hacelwood821/
Haylewood820/
Ellwood807,838/
Ailwood8054/
Holwood8010/
Allwodd807/
Aylwood807/
Halbood802/
Alwgood801/
Helwood801/
Alwwood801/
Aulwood800/
Hasselwood782/
Heaselwood780/
Alwod7779/
Halwo7736/
Alwoo773/
Allwo771/
Chalwoot751/
Eellwood751/
Aylewood751/
Elwood718,801/
Chalwo711/
Allwoh711/
Alwoud711/
Halboo711/
Ellwod711/
Albood710/
Olwood710/
Alvood710/
Hallwas67217/
Hallwaß67118/
Chalwad6775/
Alwo6764/
Halvooz6723/
Ellwodd673/
Allouho672/
Gallwoy672/
Hallwaa671/
Allwadt671/
Holwoop671/
Ellwoid670/
Halwadt670/
Elwwood670/

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