Herwood Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Herwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Ireland131:362,22614,761
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Herwood (12) may also be a first name.

Herwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herwood is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,637,889th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Herwood occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Herwood live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Herwood is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 20 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Maryland, where 16 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Herwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herwood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Herwood surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Herwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 437.59% more than the national average, earning R 1,277,530 per year and in United States they earn 32.8% more than the national average, earning $57,303 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hearwood9313/
Cherwood933/
Herrwood931/
Erwood92577/
Herwod921/
Harwood8637,182/
Horwood866,253/
Earwood862,232/
Eirwood861/
Erwod83143/
Harrwood807/
Chirwood801/
Herrbood801/
Earwwood801/
Geerwood801/
Arwood772,466/
Herbod779/
Harwod776/
Orwood773/
Hervod772/
Erwoud771/
Horwod770/
Irwood770/
Chairwood750/
Arrwood7148/
Airwood718/
Harwwod713/
Harwodd711/
Earwwod711/
Herwadt711/
Orhwood710/
Erbod6713/
Arwod672/
Erwad671/
Erwot671/

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Herwood Reference & Research

Harwood FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herwood
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