Raywood Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Raywood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raywood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3181:175,21415,952
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Malta181:23,9041,289
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Raywood (170) may also be a first name.

Raywood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raywood is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raywood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 574,640th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. Raywood occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Raywood are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles. Raywood is also the 701,320th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 170 people.

The surname Raywood is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 175,214. In England it is primarily concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 21 percent live, Merseyside, where 16 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Raywood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raywood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Raywood surname increased 309 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raywood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raywood last name are 28.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.61% registered with the party.

Raywood earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.22% more than the national average, earning $51,009 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayswood930/
Rawood9276/
Roywood862/
Reywood862/
Rahwood861/
Rawhood860/
Rashwood801/
Rawoot771,300/
Raywad775/
Rewood772/
Rheawoods751/
Rayabod717/
Riswood714/
Rayboud712/
Rawooth711/
Rayboyd711/
Rayewad711/
Roewood710/
Rawad67271/
Rawud6788/
Rawot6782/
Rabod6728/
Reyswoud677/
Ravod676/
Riwod671/
Resswood671/
Reeswood671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raywood
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