Homewood Surname

120,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Homewood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holmwood' or 'Homewood'; v. Holm and Holmes. I cannot find the locality.

Homewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0531:27,1403,703
United States8041:450,82038,620
Australia4341:62,2027,507
Canada2041:180,61617,977
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Scotland421:127,4727,985
France411:1,620,066149,911
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Wales141:221,03813,576
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9391:25,9593,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Homewood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holmwood' or 'Homewood'; v. Holm and Holmes. I cannot find the locality.

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

For Holmwood, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: "the wood of holm or holly."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Homewood Last Name Facts

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

Homewood is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Homewood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Homewood is the 120,405th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,913,244 people. The surname Homewood occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Homewood live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 2,053 people, or 1 in 27,140. In England Homewood is most numerous in: Kent, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and East Sussex, where 8 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Homewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Homewood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Homewood surname increased 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 980 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Homewood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Homewood last name are 29.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Homewood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 22.72% more than the national average, earning R 291,624 per year; in United States they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning $49,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% more than the national average, earning $56,619 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homwood930/
Homewwod881/
Humewood881/
Homood86363/
Hamwood8091/
Humwood8010/
Hemwood803/
Homooda801/
Homed771,949/
Homod77348/
Hometowo752/
Houmed717,053/
Hamood713,363/
Homoud711,114/
Humood71802/
Homoda71338/
Homied71123/
Homeed71110/
Homoto7194/
Homeid7158/
Homody7150/
Homeda7142/
Homedi7132/
Hometowou7120/
Homwad7117/
Hommed7114/
Homedy7112/
Hemood7110/
Homodi718/
Hommod716/
Homede715/
Homedo714/
Homodo714/
Homaed712/
Homoed712/
Homeyd711/
Hamwod711/
Hometo711/
Homhod711/
Homeida674,488/
Homoudi672,801/
Houamed671,566/
Hommedi671,308/
Hamooda67516/
Hamoodi67496/
Homouda67358/
Hamoody67332/
Houmeid67123/
Hamedoo67122/
Houimed67118/
Hammood6796/
Homedia6755/
Homayed6747/
Houmoud6734/
Hommeda6727/
Homaedi6711/
Hahmood6711/
Homuedo678/
Homaied678/
Hehmood678/
Houmeyd676/
Hamoodh676/
Homoedo676/
Hamoode675/
Homeidi674/
Heemood674/
Homieda674/
Humooda674/
Hamwoda674/
Homodeo673/
Houmedi673/
Hommoud673/
Haommed673/
Hamoodu673/
Hometto673/
Gomewad672/
Homowad672/
Homeidy672/
Hommodi672/
Hommoto672/
Homodei672/
Amowood671/
Homebad671/
Houmody671/
Houmoid671/
Homeyda671/
Homideo671/
Hommedy671/
Hommeid671/
Hommode671/
Hiomoto671/
Hameoud671/
Himoode671/
Homoedu671/
Houmedo671/
Houmied671/
Houmodo671/
Hewoumoudi671/
Homehdi671/
Hommede671/
Hommedé671/
Homoedt671/
Homuwad671/
Hemoody671/
Hamuood671/
Hamhood671/
Humoodi671/
Homaeda671/
Homedah671/
Homeide671/
Hamooud671/
Homedou671/
Homeeda671/
Hyomoto671/
Hoamede671/
Homeday670/
Haymood670/
Houmead670/

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