Millwood Surname

102,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Millwood Surname Definition:

Local: "the wood by the mill."

Millwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8891:125,46213,327
Jamaica6711:4,277588
Australia5121:52,7266,511
England3911:142,50113,810
Canada451:818,79163,991
Cayman Islands351:1,826234
Wales191:162,87011,152
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4021:60,6357,089
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

Millwood (16) may also be a first name.

Millwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local: "the wood by the mill."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Millwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Millwood is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Millwood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 102,170th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,579,100 people. Millwood occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Millwood live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Millwood is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,889 people, or 1 in 125,462. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 23 percent live, South Carolina, where 22 percent live and Alabama, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Millwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Millwood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Millwood last name grew 979 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Millwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Millwood surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Millwood surname are 33.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Millwood earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.15% less than the national average, earning $38,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.17% more than the national average, earning $66,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milwood93421/
Millwod930/
Mellwood887/
Muellwood821/
Melwood8048/
Millwad800/
Miluod713/
Milboot670/
Milwaad670/
Milbooth631/
Meluod571/
Milbad571/
Milwatt531/

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Millwood Reference & Research

Millard FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Millard FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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