Linwood Surname
Approximately 1,675 people bear this surname
Linwood Surname Definition:
Of local origin, perhaps from Linwood (1621, Linwoode) in the parish of Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire.
Linwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 753 | 1:481,353 | 40,751 |
| England | 281 | 1:198,285 | 17,371 |
| Australia | 198 | 1:136,342 | 14,722 |
| New Zealand | 120 | 1:37,736 | 6,411 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:59,487 | 4,887 |
| Cayman Islands | 51 | 1:1,253 | 164 |
| Honduras | 31 | 1:284,401 | 2,626 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 141 | 1:172,875 | 14,534 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Linwood (10,894) may also be a first name.
Linwood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of local origin, perhaps from Linwood (1621, Linwoode) in the parish of Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire.
(English) belonging to Linwood, or Dweller at the Lime-Tree Wood [Old English lind + wudu]
Parishes, &c., in cos. Lincoln and Hants; also a manufacturing village in Renfrewshire.
Linwood Demographics
Average Linwood Salary in
United States
$33,650 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Linwood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linwood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Linwood is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linwood? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 239,163rd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,350,774 people. The surname Linwood is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Linwood reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 57,900th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 10,894 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 753 people, or 1 in 481,353. In The United States Linwood is most prevalent in: Texas, where 32 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Linwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Linwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Linwood surname expanded 1,394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Linwood Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Linwood surname are 20.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.91% registered with the party.
The amount Linwood earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.01% less than the national average, earning $33,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $46,454 CAD per year.
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