Norwood Surname

16,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Norwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Norwood,' parishes in Middlesex and Surrey. Smaller places 50 called in various counties. Also the fuller form Northwood, parishes in Salop and Hampshire. In all these cases the meaning is 'the north wood'; compare Eastwood.

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Norwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,8391:12,5681,563
England1,9551:28,5003,850
Australia9321:28,9653,917
Canada5311:69,3897,957
Northern Ireland2061:8,9561,463
Scotland2021:26,5042,864
New Zealand1391:32,5785,680
Wales601:51,5764,775
France331:2,012,810168,616
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore211:262,27211,611
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belize21:177,7373,502
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1781:24,8872,693
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1321:21,5333,044
Scotland811:46,2133,298
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8181:10,4231,366

Norwood (2,558) may also be a first name.

Norwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Norwood,' parishes in Middlesex and Surrey. Smaller places 50 called in various counties. Also the fuller form Northwood, parishes in Salop and Hampshire. In all these cases the meaning is 'the north wood'; compare Eastwood.

Mauger de Northwode, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Northwode, Suffolk, ibid.

John de Northwode, Southamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Tillot de Northwode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Norwode, 1379: ibid.

1592. Edmund Northwoode, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1671. Buried — Thomas Norwood: Kensington Parish Reg.

1780. Married — William Norwood and Elizabeth Higgins: St. George, Hanover Square.

1791. — James Northwood and Penelope: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the North Wood [Old English norþ + wudu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Norwood (north of the wood), in Middlesex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Norred Nored and Norrid are often variations on the Norwood surname.

Norwood derives from north and wood, a geographical or topographical name.

It was pronounced without the w as are English place names, like Warwick and Harwich.

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Norwood Last Name Facts

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

Norwood occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Norwood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Norwood is the 16,788th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,267 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Norwood are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 145,653rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 2,558 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 28,839 people, or 1 in 12,568. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Norwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Norwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Norwood last name expanded 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 249 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Norwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Norwood surname is chiefly Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Norwood surname are 6.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Norwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.53% less than the national average, earning R 117,552 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.65% less than the national average, earning $15,289,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning $38,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $52,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knorwood939/
Noorwood936/
Norwwood934/
Norewood933/
Norwoode932/
Norwoodi931/
Norawood930/
Norowood930/
Norwod9211/
Norood921/
D'Norwood881/
Noroodh8693/
Norwwod8612/
Narwood867/
Noorood863/
Norrood862/
Nurwood861/
Nowrood861/
Nrowood861/
Noworod861/
Nerwood860/
Norwodd860/
Norod8368/
Nohroodi8011/
Nearwood803/
Narewood801/
Noroodeh801/
Norooudi801/
Norrod77902/
Noorod77390/
Norwid7755/
Nurood7729/
Noroda7721/
Norode7718/
Noirod7718/
Narood778/
Norodi774/
Noyrod774/
Nortoo772/
Noryod772/
Noroto771/
Nuorod771/
Norodd771/
Narrowood750/
Nord7317,357/
Nerhood71123/
Norouud7180/
Noriode7134/
Narwoto7129/
Norotou7120/
Nouroud7110/
Niroodi719/
Nurwoto717/
Norwito716/
Nnorodi716/
Nooroto716/
Hnoorod716/
Noroida715/
Nooroad715/
Nirooud714/
Nirwoto712/
Norhoda712/
Nohrodi712/
Nuoroda711/
Naroode711/
Nhorodi711/
Nhortwo711/
Norroud711/
Norweed711/
Noworad711/
Nyorodi711/
Noro-Da711/
Nayrood711/
Nooorod711/
Noorode711/
Norwadi711/
Norooti711/
Nhoorod711/
Norweda710/
Nowrodt710/
Narrowwood710/
Nordh671,516/
Nordi671,087/
Nordt671,063/
Norde67929/
Nored67805/
Noord67767/
Narod67662/
Nearhood67552/
Norda67392/
Nurod67221/
Nerod67204/
Niord67171/
Noard67134/
Nourd67127/
Norot6791/
Noroyida6785/
Norad6773/
Nordø6767/
Nordy6763/
Nordo6759/
Noeryoto6719/
Nyord6718/
Norto6716/
Norid6715/
Nyrod6714/
Nrode6713/
Nordu6713/
Nordé6712/
Nirod6711/
Noryd6711/
Noird6710/
Noorwito679/
Nyarwoto678/
Nohroudi678/
Nehrhood677/
Nordö677/
Knord676/
Nrwde674/
Nordd674/
Norouidi673/
Nordå673/
Narwd672/
Norud672/
Noorhoda671/
Nairhood671/
Narhooda671/
Hnord671/
Nword671/
Noriodeh671/
Neord671/
Nuord671/
Noroyeda671/
Noroyidi671/
Norhoida671/
Noorwadi671/
Norwaydi671/
Norrd670/
Neirhood670/
Nortd670/
Naerhood670/
Neerhood670/
Noerd670/

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