Moorwood Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Moorwood 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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Moorwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:497,48331,781
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Moorwood 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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Moorwood.' Seemingly a spot in Lincolnshire.

Ralph de Morwode, or Morewude, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia de Morewod, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1675- Joseph Moreby and Mary Wood: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(English) Dweller at the Moor- Wood [Old English mór + wudu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Moorwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moorwood occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Moorwood live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 497,483. In England Moorwood is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 47 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 13 percent reside and Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Moorwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moorwood has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Moorwood surname expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moorwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Moorwood last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Moorwood are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Moorwood earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morwood93798/
Morrwood882/
Morwoods881/
Morwod8618/
Marwood802,241/
Murwood807/
Morwoud800/
Morwo77194/
Muirwood7511/
Marwoo714/
Morrwo711/
Mourwo711/
Morwoi711/
Matrwod671/

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