Heward Surname

159,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Heward Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. , and (a) Offic.; v. Howard and Harward.

Heward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1831:306,39028,169
England9471:58,8367,028
Canada2711:135,96214,055
Australia1341:201,46019,724
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
France201:3,321,136213,627
Wales171:182,03112,022
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha71:836101
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
San Marino11:33,214932
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5591:43,6055,449
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Heward (141) may also be a first name.

Heward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. , and (a) Offic.; v. Howard and Harward.

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

A variant of Hayward, q.v.

Elwin le Heward.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly a corruption of Howard, but more likely of Hayward. Hayward's Heath, co. Sussex, was formerly with rustics Heward's Hoth.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Heward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heward is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heward? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,970th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,672,367 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Heward are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 778,371st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 141 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,183 people, or 1 in 306,390. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 24 percent live, Utah, where 19 percent live and Idaho, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States Heward occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Heward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heward surname grew 994 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Heward are 18.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heward earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.64% more than the national average, earning R 265,308 per year; in United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $56,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heyward926,723/
Heaward9263/
Hewardt9213/
Haeward922/
Heiward921/
Eward91371/
Heywaerd861/
Heywardd861/
Howard83452,218/
Haward834,126/
Hebard83739/
Hewart83125/
Euward8319/
Hyward839/
Eiward836/
Hevard833/
Hiward832/
Eaward832/
Heword831/
Eeward831/
Ewardt831/
Eyward830/
Hewardová801/
Hayward7768,148/
Haveard77126/
Howardh77101/
Chevard7756/
Heaword7738/
Hajward7737/
Hewarth7735/
Howardd7712/
Heyword779/
Howarrd777/
Howeard777/
Ewwards774/
Hhoward773/
Howaard773/
Hawaird773/
Howardt772/
Hawward772/
Hoiward772/
Howhard771/
Howaerd771/
Howayrd771/
Heywart771/
Echward771/
Ewhardt771/
Eywards771/
Ahwardh771/
Heuvard771/
Hawardt771/
Eiwardt771/
Chiward771/
Howward770/
Hebeard770/
Ewart739,515/
Award73953/
Evard73937/
Oward7330/
Ebard7311/
Jward732/
Iward732/
Eword732/
Yward731/
Ewerd731/
Hebhardt7131/
Howardth713/
Heybeard711/
Haywardd711/
Haijward711/
D'Howard711/
Gibheard710/
Havard6711,205/
Ajward671,493/
Hoverd67298/
Hovard67176/
Howart67117/
Haword67113/
Havord6793/
Hebart6781/
Ewerdt6777/
Hyvard6777/
Gebard6764/
Howerd6753/
Ebhard6741/
Hawart6735/
Hibard6729/
Aveard6726/
Gevard6722/
Howord6721/
Jevard6720/
Huiswaard6718/
Ewaart6717/
Hivard6713/
Hewert6711/
Haverd678/
Ayward677/
Euwart677/
O'Ward677/
Hevart676/
Ebardt673/
Euvard673/
Hawerd673/
Awward673/
Avherd672/
Aiward672/
Owuard672/
Ebaird671/
Gebheardt671/
Eveard671/
Ewarte671/
Ewarth671/
Eawart671/
Eweart670/
Eevard670/
Hebord670/
Ohwart670/
Geuard670/
Ewords670/
Ahword670/
Hybard670/
Evards670/
Ewhart670/
Hiverd670/

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Heward Reference & Research

Hayward DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Hayward 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heward
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