Sedwards Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sedwards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sedwards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sedwards Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sedwards occurs most in England. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sedwards? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Sedwards is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Sedwards live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Sedwards is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England Sedwards is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 50 percent reside, Dorset, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 17 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 10 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Sedwards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sedwards has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sedwards Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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
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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 Sedwards
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