Inwood Surname

117,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Inwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Inwood.' I cannot find the spot. Seemingly a West-country name. Thomas de Inwode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam Inwod, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1602-3.

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Inwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2791:43,5645,535
Australia9211:29,3113,944
New Zealand6741:6,7191,127
United States6241:580,86447,547
Canada3161:116,60012,375
Wales281:110,5198,545
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jersey11:99,2026,620
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7161:34,0444,464
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Inwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Inwood.' I cannot find the spot. Seemingly a West-country name. Thomas de Inwode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam Inwod, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1602-3. John Inwood and Annabella Halie: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1748. Married — John Inwood and Sarah Anderson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) Dweller at the Inn-Wood [Middle English in, a lodging, dwelling; Old English inn, a house + Middle English mode, Old English wudu, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Intwood, a parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Inwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inwood is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inwood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 117,559th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,860,967 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Inwood are found; 41 percent are found in Australasia and 41 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,279 people, or 1 in 43,564. In England it is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 15 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Surrey, where 10 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.

Inwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Inwood has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Inwood surname increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Inwood Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Inwood are 23.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Inwood earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.94% less than the national average, earning R 218,760 per year; in United States they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $47,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $54,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hinwood92417/
Inwoods921/
Innwood921/
Ginwood920/
Einwood920/
Inwod911/
Gainwood860/
Hainwood860/
Enwood8374/
Imwood832/
Unwood831/
Henwood777,722/
Hunwood770/
Inwad731/
Inouhoud7121/
Geenwood719/
Hennwood711/
Innouhoud6727/
Ainwad6711/
Inboot672/
Emwood671/
Hesenwood671/

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