Morwood Surname
Approximately 798 people bear this surname
Morwood 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.
Read More About This SurnameMorwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 247 | 1:1,467,445 | 100,382 |
| Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
| England | 156 | 1:357,167 | 25,626 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| Northern Ireland | 69 | 1:26,740 | 2,917 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 37 | 1:119,726 | 7,101 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 82 | 1:297,261 | 20,172 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Morwood 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.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Devon and Durham.
Morwood Demographics
Average Morwood Salary in
United States
$46,053 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Morwood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morwood Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morwood occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morwood? popularity and diffusion
Morwood is the 431,494th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,132,263 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Morwood are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 1,467,445. In The United States Morwood is most frequent in: Utah, where 17 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.
Morwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Morwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morwood last name increased 2,245 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Morwood Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Morwood surname is principally Presbyterian (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Morwood surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered with the political party.
The amount Morwood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $55,806 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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