Morewood Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norway

Morewood Surname Definition:

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.

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Morewood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:348,23825,208
Canada871:423,51337,101
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Norway431:119,58815,719
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malta11:430,2723,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Morewood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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 (Middle English more) + wudu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Moorwood; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Morewood Last Name Facts

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

Morewood is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Morewood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morewood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morewood is the 738,530th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname Morewood occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Morewood reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Morewood is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 348,238. In England it is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 24 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Morewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morewood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morewood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Morewood last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

The amount Morewood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning 352,718 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.97% less than the national average, earning R 52,356 per year; in United States they earn 15.76% less than the national average, earning $36,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.12% more than the national average, earning $58,688 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorewood949/
Merewood8872/
Marewood883/
Morewad8039/
Meriwood753/
Marywood751/
Morgewad751/
Merrywood713/
Morevad67216/
Marewad6757/
Merewad678/
Morebad676/
Moriwad673/

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