Midwood Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Midwood 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.

Midwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4731:117,79711,992
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Canada581:635,26952,014
Australia561:482,06636,890
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Israel271:316,94927,106
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4111:59,3076,959
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Midwood 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

Midwood Last Name Facts

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

Midwood is most common in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Midwood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 387,397th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Midwood reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 473 people, or 1 in 117,797. In England Midwood is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 30 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Excluding England Midwood occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Midwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Midwood has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Midwood surname rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 764 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Midwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Midwood last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Midwood earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.53% more than the national average, earning R 281,676 per year; in United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $52,207 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medwood8632/
Midwoud863/
Mitwood862/
Mydwood860/
Meadwood801/
Maidewad671/
Meduod621/
Maidwat570/
Maidevad538/
Majdwahd531/

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