Marwood Surname
Approximately 2,241 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameMarwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,130 | 1:49,308 | 6,138 |
| Australia | 494 | 1:54,647 | 6,703 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| New Zealand | 74 | 1:61,194 | 9,493 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 774 | 1:31,493 | 4,180 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
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.
(English) belonging to Marwood = 1 the Pool-Wood [Old English mere + wudu] 2 the Boundary-Wood [Old English mǽre + wudu]
Parishes, &c., in cos. Devon and Durham.
A location name in Devon, Dorset, Durham.
Marwood Demographics
Marwood Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mairwood | 93 | 0 | / |
| Morwood | 86 | 798 | / |
| Merwood | 86 | 244 | / |
| Matrwod | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moorwood | 80 | 149 | / |
| Muirwood | 80 | 11 | / |
| Morrwood | 80 | 2 | / |
| Morwoods | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meerwood | 80 | 0 | / |
| Marwad | 77 | 65 | / |
| Morwod | 77 | 18 | / |
| Marwot | 77 | 3 | / |
| Marbod | 77 | 2 | / |
| Marvod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marvoot | 71 | 210 | / |
| Marboud | 71 | 26 | / |
| Marboot | 71 | 11 | / |
| Marwoth | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marwadh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marbodh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morwoud | 71 | 0 | / |
| Marrwoth | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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