Longwood Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Longwood Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in, or near, the big wood or forest.

Longwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Australia381:710,41347,396
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Longwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in, or near, the big wood or forest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Longwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longwood occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longwood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,140,742nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. Longwood is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Longwood live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States Longwood is primarily concentrated in: California, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and New York, where 14 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Longwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Longwood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Longwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Longwood surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

Longwood earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.44% less than the national average, earning $37,348 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langwood8873/
Lungwood880/
Liangwood821/
Longwad801/
Longwoth754/
Longwat6737/
Longwut6710/
Langwot674/
Langwost63100/
Langwadt6331/
Longkwat631/
Longvost630/
Langvad53639/
Longbut5333/
Languad531/
Longbat531/
Langvoet50294/
Langvaad508/
Lungwate505/
Langhuad501/

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