Packwood Surname

152,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Packwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Packwood,' a parish in Warwickshire, near Henley-in-Arden.

1617. Josiah Packwood, Warwickshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1640. Baptised — Christofer, s.

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Packwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2761:284,05926,437
England6961:80,0558,918
Canada3891:94,71910,322
Australia2581:104,63411,756
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Wales321:96,7047,743
Bermuda291:2,251365
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5901:41,3145,217
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

Packwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Packwood,' a parish in Warwickshire, near Henley-in-Arden.

1617. Josiah Packwood, Warwickshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1640. Baptised — Christofer, s. Thomas Packwood: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A parish in Warwickshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Packwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Packwood has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Packwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Packwood is the 152,349th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,522,515 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Packwood reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,276 people, or 1 in 284,059. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Nevada, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Packwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Packwood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Packwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Packwood last name are 15.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Packwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.57% more than the national average, earning R 540,804 per year; in United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.03% less than the national average, earning $44,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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