Honywood Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Honywood Surname Definition:

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

Honywood Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:386,81619,671
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Honywood 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

"The name is derived from Henewood near Postling in Kent, where the ancestors of this family resided as early as the reign of Henry III." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, p. 97.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Amongst the old Essex names now rarely represented in the county is that of Honywood. The ancient and distinguished Kentish family of Honywood took its name from Henewood or Hunewood in the parish of Postling in Kent, where they lived in the reign of Henry II.; the Essex branch dates from early in the 16th century, and was located at Marks' Hall, near Coggeshall, in the 17th century; the wife of the founder of this branch died in 1620 at the age of 93, having lived to see 367 descendants (J.).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Honywood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Honywood is more frequently found in Wales than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Honywood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Honywood occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Honywood are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in Wales, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 386,816. In Wales it is mostly found in: City and County of Newport, where 75 percent live, City and County of Cardiff, where 13 percent live and Powys, where 13 percent live. Other than Wales this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 23 percent live.

Honywood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Honywood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Honywood surname decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Honeywood94683/
Honeywod886/
Honewood881/
Hanywood880/
Honeybod751/
Heniwood750/
Oniwoo713/
Honewo711/
Johnnywoo711/
Hagnewood710/
Hannewood710/
Gonyowo6757/
Honeyuo679/
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