Honeywood Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Honeywood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Honeywood.' I fail to identify the place.

Honeywood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3681:151,40814,447
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Australia711:380,22131,281
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Honeywood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Honeywood.' I fail to identify the place.

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

(English) Dweller at a Honey-Wood, i.e. a wood where wild bees nested.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Honeywood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Honeywood is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Honeywood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 486,338th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. The last name Honeywood is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Honeywood live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Honeywood is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 151,408. In England Honeywood is most frequent in: Suffolk, where 24 percent reside, Norfolk, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Honeywood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Honeywood has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Honeywood last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Honeywood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Honeywood surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Honeywood last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Honeywood earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $37,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.74% more than the national average, earning $58,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honywood9422/
Honeywod946/
Honewood941/
Honeybod821/
Hanywood820/
Hagnewood780/
Hannewood780/
Honeybud712/
Khonewad711/
Gounevood670/

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