Presswood Surname

222,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,836 people bear this surname

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

Presswood Surname User-submission:

This is an English surname, meaning 'one who came from Prestwood' (priest's wood/forest), two locations in England.

Presswood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6321:222,09521,519
Canada871:423,51337,101
England841:663,31038,317
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Presswood Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an English surname, meaning 'one who came from Prestwood' (priest's wood/forest), two locations in England.

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Presswood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Presswood is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Presswood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Presswood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Presswood is the 222,049th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,969,252 people. Presswood occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Presswood reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,632 people, or 1 in 222,095. In The United States Presswood is most frequent in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Nevada, where 14 percent are found and Illinois, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Presswood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Presswood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Presswood surname rose 1,966 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Presswood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Presswood last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Presswood earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $36,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.87% more than the national average, earning $74,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prresswood951/
Preesswood950/
Preswood9436/
Presswod941/
Presswodd892/
Preeswasd671/
Presbot63217/
Praswad6320/
Presvot6312/
Presvots5913/
Presbott598/
Presvost595/
Presboutt561/
Prasuad501/
Prasvad501/

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