MacKwood Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

MacKwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacKwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada831:443,92338,562
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England201:2,785,90397,972
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Wales51:618,90625,852
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

MacKwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacKwood is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of MacKwood.

How Common Is The Last Name MacKwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,300,225th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. MacKwood occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of MacKwood live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 443,923. In Canada it is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 39 percent reside, Ontario, where 35 percent reside and Alberta, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Canada MacKwood occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

MacKwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacKwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the MacKwood surname rose 522 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacKwood Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the MacKwood surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.87% registered with the political party.

The amount MacKwood earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.97% more than the national average, earning $54,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.96% more than the national average, earning $63,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacWood9319/
Meckwood888/
Mockwood880/
Magwood801,821/
Mokwood802/
Maghwood751/
Makwad71100/
Magwod711/
Makwot711/
Magbood678/
Maikwad672/
Mogwood671/
Maquood671/
Makwout671/
Megwood670/

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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 MacKwood
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