Middlewood Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Middlewood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the middle wood,' from residence thereby; compare Middlehurst.

Johannes de Middelwode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Midlewode, 1379: ibid.

Middlewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:284,27622,043
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Middlewood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the middle wood,' from residence thereby; compare Middlehurst.

Johannes de Middelwode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Midlewode, 1379: ibid.

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

Local: place unknown.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Middlewood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Middlewood is found most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Middlewood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Middlewood is the 928,396th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Middlewood live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Middlewood is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 284,276. In England it is most frequent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Middlewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Middlewood has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Middlewood last name rose 223 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 353 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Middlewood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Middlewood surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Middlewood earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.64% less than the national average, earning $38,991 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Midlewood950/
Middleto788/
Midlod752/
Middlet714/
Midalod714/
Muddlod711/
Md-Leod710/
Md Leod710/
Midleto710/
Middelhede70185/
Middelbo6762/
Midolode679/
Muddalod675/
Mudulood672/
Middleswath670/
Midleswath600/
Mgidlwa5920/
Meddlbou561/

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