Where Does The Last Name Heywood Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Heywood is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Heywood.

How Common Is The Last Name Heywood? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 30,357^th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 414,018 people. The surname Heywood occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Heywood are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 414,511^th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 429 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 8,097 people, or 1 in 6,881. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent live, Greater London, where 7 percent live and Lancashire, where 6 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Heywood Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Heywood has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Heywood surname rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 298 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 6,800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heywood Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Heywood surname are 8.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heywood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.6% more than the national average, earning R 379,260 per year; in United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $52,902 CAD per year.