Lywood Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Lywood Surname Definition:

From Leawood; a location name in Devon Or Lythwood, Salop.

Lywood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1741:211,75620,505
England1461:381,63126,761
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lywood (13) may also be a first name.

Lywood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Leawood; a location name in Devon Or Lythwood, Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lywood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lywood is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lywood.

How Common Is The Last Name Lywood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 735,823rd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name Lywood is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Lywood reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lywood is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

The last name is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 211,756. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 77 percent are found, Alberta, where 13 percent are found and British Columbia, where 8 percent are found. Not including Canada this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent are found and Jamaica, where 5 percent are found.

Lywood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lywood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lywood surname increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lywood Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lywood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.75% more than the national average, earning R 372,492 per year; in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $52,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lowood8323/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lywood
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