Haywood Surname
Approximately 43,266 people bear this surname
Haywood Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heywood,' a town in the old parish of Bury, South Lancashire.
'The estate of Heywood was granted by Sir Adam de Bury to Peter de Heywood, who was living in 4 Edward I': Baines' Lancashire.
Read More About This SurnameHaywood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,037 | 1:15,734 | 2,002 |
| England | 11,621 | 1:4,795 | 657 |
| Australia | 2,986 | 1:9,041 | 1,341 |
| South Africa | 1,808 | 1:29,966 | 3,856 |
| Canada | 1,183 | 1:31,146 | 4,057 |
| New Zealand | 568 | 1:7,972 | 1,358 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 318 | 1:354 | 71 |
| Wales | 259 | 1:11,948 | 1,327 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 191 | 1:7,141 | 1,071 |
| Scotland | 186 | 1:28,784 | 3,020 |
| Guyana | 180 | 1:4,235 | 754 |
| Northern Ireland | 112 | 1:16,474 | 2,189 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 100 | 1:992 | 169 |
| France | 72 | 1:922,538 | 106,020 |
| Panama | 64 | 1:61,129 | 2,774 |
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Jamaica | 48 | 1:59,791 | 3,201 |
| Paraguay | 47 | 1:153,973 | 3,151 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Grenada | 39 | 1:2,783 | 439 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Isle of Man | 23 | 1:3,731 | 815 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| British Virgin Islands | 12 | 1:2,633 | 313 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Ghana | 11 | 1:2,456,427 | 11,552 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Anguilla | 7 | 1:1,919 | 182 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,230 | 1:3,913 | 558 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:30,162 | 1,677 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:85,073 | 4,558 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,996 | 1:10,052 | 1,295 |
Haywood (4,686) may also be a first name.
Haywood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heywood,' a town in the old parish of Bury, South Lancashire.
'The estate of Heywood was granted by Sir Adam de Bury to Peter de Heywood, who was living in 4 Edward I': Baines' Lancashire.
Adam de Hauewode, Close Rolls, 42 Henry III.
Ricardus de Heywode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Dorothy Heywood, of Heywood, spinster, 1607: Wills at Chester.
P' Richard Heywood, of Hill House, Rochdale, 1590: ibid.
(English) belonging to Haywood, or Dweller at the Hay-Wood [v. Hay, and + Old English wudu, a wood] This name has sometimes been confused with Hayward.
(English) One who came from Haywood (enclosed wood), the name of several places in England.
See Heywood. Also a liberty in co. Hereford, and a hamlet in co. Stafford.
Haywood Demographics
Haywood Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Haywood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haywood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Haywood (Arabic: هايوود) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Haywood? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,965th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 168,436 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Haywood are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 100,086th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 4,686 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 23,037 people, or 1 in 15,734. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Haywood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Haywood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 498 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 423 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Haywood Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Haywood surname is principally Anglican (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Haywood surname are 4.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.57% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Haywood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.72% more than the national average, earning R 372,420 per year; in United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,112 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayswood | 93 | 6 | / |
| Haywoods | 93 | 6 | / |
| Ahaywood | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hywood | 92 | 186 | / |
| Hawood | 92 | 14 | / |
| Haywod | 92 | 13 | / |
| Aywood | 92 | 3 | / |
| D'Haywood | 88 | 1 | / |
| Heywood | 86 | 17,602 | / |
| Hawgood | 86 | 496 | / |
| Heawood | 86 | 177 | / |
| Haswood | 86 | 79 | / |
| Haywwod | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hoywood | 86 | 3 | / |
| Haewood | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ajywood | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aaywood | 86 | 1 | / |
| Haiwood | 86 | 1 | / |
| Haywodd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hawoods | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hawod | 83 | 374 | / |
| Awood | 83 | 58 | / |
| Chaiwood | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hawoot | 77 | 58 | / |
| Hawoud | 77 | 14 | / |
| Auwood | 77 | 12 | / |
| Hewood | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gawood | 77 | 7 | / |
| Haywad | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hawgod | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awoods | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eywood | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawwod | 77 | 0 | / |
| Heywod | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hiwood | 77 | 0 | / |
| Awod | 73 | 1,006 | / |
| Haywatd | 71 | 6 | / |
| Easwood | 71 | 3 | / |
| Haywoth | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chawoot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahabood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiwood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hehwood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hayewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hayboud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eyewood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heywodd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ishwood | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chaswod | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haywadt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haywaad | 71 | 0 | / |
| Havgood | 71 | 0 | / |
| Abood | 67 | 14,205 | / |
| Hawad | 67 | 340 | / |
| Chaiwoot | 67 | 207 | / |
| Habod | 67 | 139 | / |
| Awoot | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ewood | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awoud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehwod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awodh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaibood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chayawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awods | 67 | 0 | / |
| Avood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hesswood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Havod | 67 | 0 | / |
| Iwood | 67 | 0 | / |
Haywood Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Haywood in the Arabic language | ||
| هايوود | haywwd | - |
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