Heward Surname
Approximately 2,727 people bear this surname
Heward Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. , and (a) Offic.; v. Howard and Harward.
Heward Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,183 | 1:306,390 | 28,169 |
| England | 947 | 1:58,836 | 7,028 |
| Canada | 271 | 1:135,962 | 14,055 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 7 | 1:836 | 101 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 559 | 1:43,605 | 5,449 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:422,006 | 30,979 |
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 variant of Hayward, q.v.
Elwin le Heward.—Hundred Rolls
Possibly a corruption of Howard, but more likely of Hayward. Hayward's Heath, co. Sussex, was formerly with rustics Heward's Hoth.
Heward Demographics
Average Male Heward Height
178.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Heward Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heward Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heward occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Heward? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 159,970th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,672,367 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Heward live; 53 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 778,371st most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 141 people.
Heward is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,183 people, or 1 in 306,390. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 24 percent reside, Utah, where 19 percent reside and Idaho, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Heward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Heward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heward surname expanded 994 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heward Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Heward last name are 18.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.26% being registered with 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.
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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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