Marwood Surname

188,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Marwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marwood,' a parish in Devon, four miles from Barnstaple. Also, a township in the parish of Gainford, County Durham.

William Marwod, puller, 6 Edward II: Freemen of York.

1538.

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Marwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1301:49,3086,138
Australia4941:54,6476,703
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Wales51:618,90625,852
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7741:31,4934,180
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Marwood (145) may also be a first name.

Marwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marwood,' a parish in Devon, four miles from Barnstaple. Also, a township in the parish of Gainford, County Durham.

William Marwod, puller, 6 Edward II: Freemen of York.

1538. William Marwode, or Merwodde: Register of the University of Oxford.

1604. Thomas Marwoode, Devon: ibid.

1674. Richard Covere and Jane Marrwood: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1687. George Marwood and Constance Spencer: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Marwood = 1 the Pool-Wood [Old English mere + wudu] 2 the Boundary-Wood [Old English mǽre + wudu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Devon and Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Dorset, Durham.

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

Marwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marwood is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marwood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 188,639th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,251,917 people. The last name Marwood occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Marwood reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 766,399th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 145 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 1,130 people, or 1 in 49,308. In England Marwood is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 10 percent reside and Durham, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Marwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Marwood last name increased 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 379 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Marwood last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Marwood earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.79% less than the national average, earning R 157,344 per year; in United States they earn 18% less than the national average, earning $35,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $52,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mairwood930/
Morwood86798/
Merwood86244/
Matrwod861/
Moorwood80149/
Muirwood8011/
Morrwood802/
Morwoods801/
Meerwood800/
Marwad7765/
Morwod7718/
Marwot773/
Marbod772/
Marvod771/
Marvoot71210/
Marboud7126/
Marboot7111/
Marwoth713/
Marwadh712/
Marbodh711/
Morwoud710/
Marrwoth671/

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