Kerwood Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Kerwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7171:505,52242,461
England2141:260,36520,793
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Kerwood (45) may also be a first name.

Kerwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerwood occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kerwood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 351,607th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,027,527 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Kerwood are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kerwood is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name Kerwood is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 717 people, or 1 in 505,522. In The United States Kerwood is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Kerwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerwood surname grew 763 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kerwood last name are 18.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Kerwood earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning $41,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $49,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerrwood9311/
Kerwhood931/
Keerwood931/
Kerwod921/
Kirwood86249/
Kyrwood8682/
Korwood8656/
Cerwood863/
Karwood863/
Cherwood803/
Kairwood800/
Kerwad77149/
Carwood71151/
Corwood7143/
Cirwood711/
Kerwoth711/
Chirwood671/
Keurwoth671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerwood
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