Norwood Surname
Approximately 33,085 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameNorwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,839 | 1:12,568 | 1,563 |
| England | 1,955 | 1:28,500 | 3,850 |
| Australia | 932 | 1:28,965 | 3,917 |
| Canada | 531 | 1:69,389 | 7,957 |
| Northern Ireland | 206 | 1:8,956 | 1,463 |
| Scotland | 202 | 1:26,504 | 2,864 |
| New Zealand | 139 | 1:32,578 | 5,680 |
| Wales | 60 | 1:51,576 | 4,775 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 178 | 1:24,887 | 2,693 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,132 | 1:21,533 | 3,044 |
| Scotland | 81 | 1:46,213 | 3,298 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,818 | 1:10,423 | 1,366 |
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.
(English) Dweller at the North Wood [Old English norþ + wudu]
(English) One who came from Norwood (north of the wood), in Middlesex.
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 Religious Adherence
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Norwood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Norwood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Norwood occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Norwood click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Norwood? popularity and diffusion
The surname Norwood is the 16,788th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 220,267 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Norwood reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Norwood is also the 145,653rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 2,558 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 28,839 people, or 1 in 12,568. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Norwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Norwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Norwood surname rose 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 249 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Norwood Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Norwood last name are 6.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.78% being registered with the 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.
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