Henwood Surname

64,752nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Henwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Henwood.' There is a tithing of this name in the parish of Cumnor, Berkshire.

Henwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,6331:16,5312,322
England1,6281:34,2254,519
United States1,4811:244,73923,319
Canada1,0361:35,5654,539
New Zealand5971:7,5851,294
Swaziland4551:2,853252
South Africa3821:141,82616,286
France1721:386,17957,106
Wales1291:23,9892,518
Malta541:7,968513
Jersey371:2,681461
Trinidad and Tobago241:56,8324,715
Grenada231:4,719595
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2021:20,2792,879
Wales261:60,3242,968
Jersey161:3,243531
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:179,99516,051

Henwood (32) may also be a first name.

Henwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Henwood.' There is a tithing of this name in the parish of Cumnor, Berkshire.

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

Probably from Henwood, a tithing in the parish of Cumnor, co. Berks, England.

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

(English) Dweller at the Hen-Wood [Old English henn + wudu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Berkshire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

1. A tithing in the parish of Cumnor, co. Berks. 2. Perhaps another form of Honywood. See that name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From heân-coed, the old wood. There is a place named Henwood in Linkinhorne.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Henwood was a name in St. Endellion in the middle of last century (M.). Hugh Henwood, Esq., of Levalra, St. Ewe, died in 1733 (G.).

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

Henwood Last Name Facts

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

Henwood is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Henwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 64,752nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 943,738 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Henwood reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 32 people.

It is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 1,633 people, or 1 in 16,531. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 42 percent are found, South Australia, where 17 percent are found and New South Wales, where 16 percent are found. Barring Australia this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Henwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Henwood has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 496 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Henwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Henwood surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Henwood surname are 11.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Henwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.66% more than the national average, earning R 410,316 per year; in United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $47,565 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hennwood931/
Hoenwood931/
Chenwood931/
Enwood9274/
Hesenwood881/
Hinwood86417/
Hanwood869/
Hemwood863/
Honwood862/
Einwood860/
Geenwood809/
Hainwood800/
Hannwood800/
Inwood773,916/
Onwood7720/
Anwood773/
Emwood771/
Chenbod717/
Hembood711/
Inwoods711/
Innwood711/
Annwood710/
Ginwood710/
Enwad674/
Onwod673/
Inwod671/
Emwod671/
Gainwood670/

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