Horwood Surname

78,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Horwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horwood,' parishes (Great and Little Horwood) in Buckinghamshire; also a parish so named in Devon I find but one representative in United States directories.

William Horwode, Kent, 1273.

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Horwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7801:20,0422,839
Australia1,5601:17,3052,428
Canada8401:43,8645,426
United States3681:984,94373,005
South Africa2191:247,38725,203
New Zealand2021:22,4173,922
Wales1071:28,9212,968
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Ireland151:313,92910,911
India131:59,005,029552,550
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Finland81:687,08836,047
France71:9,488,960336,266
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3841:17,6122,550
Wales231:68,1923,286
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Horwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horwood,' parishes (Great and Little Horwood) in Buckinghamshire; also a parish so named in Devon I find but one representative in United States directories.

William Horwode, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alex, de Horewod, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Richard de Horewod, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

John de Horewode, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1572. William Wallys and Elizabeth Horwood: Marriage Lic. (London).

1633. Married — Isaac Harbor and Cicelye Horwood: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Horwood, or Dweller at 1 the Muddy Wood [Old English hor(h + wudu] 2 the Hoar (Grey) Wood [Old English hár + wudu] Horwood, Bucks, was Horewod in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Buckingham and Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Horwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horwood is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horwood? popularity and diffusion

Horwood is the 78,145th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,165,448 people. The surname Horwood is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Horwood live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Horwood is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,780 people, or 1 in 20,042. In England Horwood is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 10 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Horwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Horwood surname expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,082 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 465 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Horwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Horwood last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Horwood last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Horwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 215.62% more than the national average, earning R 750,024 per year; in United States they earn 21.63% more than the national average, earning $52,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $53,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horwoods931/
Orwood923/
Horwod920/
Harwood8637,182/
Hurwood86264/
Herwood86122/
Orhwood860/
Charwood8045/
Harrwood807/
Harwoods807/
Herrwood801/
Arwood772,466/
Erwood77577/
Harwod776/
Herwod771/
Horwad771/
Arrwood7148/
Gurwood7127/
Horboot7120/
Horwoth716/
Harwwod713/
Arwoods712/
Harwodd711/
Harwoodová711/
Hoorbod711/
Erwod67143/
Orwot677/
Arwod672/
Garwwood671/
Garrwood670/

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