Hurwood Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Hurwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:406,70127,895
Australia911:296,65626,074
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Hurwood Last Name Facts

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

Hurwood occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hurwood.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurwood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 978,274th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname Hurwood occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Hurwood are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 406,701. In England Hurwood is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, Northamptonshire, where 16 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 12 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Hurwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hurwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hurwood surname grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hurwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hurwood surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Hurwood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $47,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $49,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horwood866,253/
Gurwood8627/
Orwood773/
Horwoo773/
Churwo771/
Irwood770/
Horwod770/
Urwo7361/
Khurwad714/
Orhwood710/
Hurbo6730/
Urwad675/
Hurwa675/
Urwou671/
Uhrwo671/
Ourwo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hurwood
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