Prestwood Surname

196,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Prestwood Surname User-submission:

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

Prestwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5551:233,09322,416
Australia2791:96,75910,970
England2431:229,29219,121
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
Wales261:60,3242,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Prestwood 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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Prestwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prestwood is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestwood? popularity and diffusion

Prestwood is the 196,336th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,413,370 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Prestwood reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Prestwood is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,555 people, or 1 in 233,093. In The United States Prestwood is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 21 percent are found, Texas, where 19 percent are found and Alabama, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Prestwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prestwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prestwood last name increased 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prestwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prestwood are 24.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.08% being registered with the party.

Prestwood earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.64% less than the national average, earning $38,991 USD per year.

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