Harwood Surname

14,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Harwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harewood,' a village and parish about eight miles north of Leeds. Also of Harwood, a township in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Harward,' which see. There can be no doubt but that these two names have become inextricably mixed.

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Harwood Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,8221:22,9092,871
England12,1271:4,595630
Australia4,0321:6,695984
Canada1,9921:18,4972,615
New Zealand1,0031:4,515713
South Africa6471:83,73710,328
Wales4511:6,861767
Scotland3001:17,8462,146
Northern Ireland1221:15,1232,057
Jamaica1041:27,5962,107
Spain601:779,20132,544
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Guernsey441:1,465311
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Singapore261:211,83510,313
France251:2,656,909193,074
Panama241:163,0115,136
Israel221:388,98331,283
India191:40,371,862445,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
China81:170,915,1968,932
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Gabon21:944,5976,773
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Macau11:601,6301,582
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1361:32,5733,185
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,7921:3,128441
Wales1741:9,014554
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Guernsey221:1,484259
Jersey141:3,706624
Isle of Man131:4,175439
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3941:14,7961,894

Harwood (370) may also be a first name.

Harwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harewood,' a village and parish about eight miles north of Leeds. Also of Harwood, a township in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Harward,' which see. There can be no doubt but that these two names have become inextricably mixed.

An American variant in the form of Aseltine is found in the Boston Directory.

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

Of local origin, probably from Harwood near West Calder, Midlothian. Roger de Hauewod held land of Gouyrton near Edinburgh, 1317 (Neubotle, p. 306), and Ada, daughter of Roger de Harewood or Hauwod, is mentioned in Aberdeen in same year (SCM., V, p. 3). The lands of Trowere in the earldom of Carrick were resigned by Janet de Hawod, 1430 (RMS., II, 162). William Harwod appears as a witness in Edinburgh in 1464 (Neubotle, p. 252), Johnne Harwod was a burgess of the same city in 1565 (RPC., I, p. 430), and George Harwod held three husbandlands of the town of Wester Coitis of the monks of Neubotle in the first half of the sixteenth century (Neubotle, p. 339). George Harrot and William Harrot were tenants under Newbattle Abbey in 1563 (ibid., p. 328), and William Harrat was burgess of the Cannongate of Edinburgh, 1568 (MCM., II, p. 316). David Harwode was heir of William Harwode, portioner of Cottis in 1618 (Inquis., 754), and William Harewood alias Wood was grieve to Lady Drylaw, 1674 (Just. Rec., II, p. 301). (2) The laird of Harwood who was one of those appointed to keep order on the Marches in 1564 doubtless derived his title from Harwood near Hawick in Roxburghshire. Spelled Harratt in Workman MS.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Harwood = the Hare-Wood [Middle English hare, Old English hara + M.E. wode, Old English wudu] Harwood, near Bolton-le-Moors, was Harewode in the 14th cent.

But prob. confusion with Harward (q.v.) has taken place.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Harwood or Harewood (gray wood or hares’ wood), the names of several places in England.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Prior to the latter half of the XIV. cent. the name was written Harward and Hereward, and tradition derives the family from the celebrated Hereward, the patriot Saxon, who a few years after the Conquest headed his oppressed countrymen against the forces of William. He was the younger son of Leofric, earl of Mercia. See Ellis' Domesd. i. 308 and ii. 146. See also Wright's Essays, ii. 91, &c. It may however be of the local class, there being many places in England called Harwood.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

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

The Harwoods have their home in the Over Darwen district, and derive their name from townships in the county. The name has probably an independent home in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Harwood Demographics

Average Harwood Salary in
United States

$45,710 USD

Per year
Rank:
553,236 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00462001
Rank: 2,682 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
105.93%
Sample size: 8,620 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Harwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harwood is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Harwood is the 14,975th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 195,997 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Harwood are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Harwood is also the 451,716th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 370 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 15,822 people, or 1 in 22,909. In The United States Harwood is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 7 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Harwood occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Harwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harwood surname rose 466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 968 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Harwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Harwood last name is principally Anglican (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Harwood last name are 15.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Harwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.25% more than the national average, earning 499,209 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 118.42% more than the national average, earning R 519,048 per year; in United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $53,416 CAD per year.

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