Sharwood Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sharwood Surname Definition:

Most probably from Sherwood, Notts, England. Thomas Schervuid was tenant in Auchlyne, 1511 (REA., I, p. 363).

Sharwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4721:57,1946,970
South Africa801:677,22149,167
England671:831,61344,286
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Wales81:386,81619,671
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Sharwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably from Sherwood, Notts, England. Thomas Schervuid was tenant in Auchlyne, 1511 (REA., I, p. 363).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Sherwood, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A well-known forest in Nottinghamshire, the scene of the adventures of Robin Hood and his companions.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Saxon sher (scir), clear, and wood, a clearing in the wood, or the cleared woods, or as Bailey gives the word, "Sheer—wood, in Nottinghamshire." It may be derived from shire, (Saxon.) scire, (German.) schier, to divide, a portion or division of land; of which divisions there are forty in England, twelve in Wales, and twenty—four in Scotland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Sharwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sharwood occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharwood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 483,673rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Sharwood live; 69 percent live in Australasia and 69 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 57,194. In Australia Sharwood is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 79 percent live, Victoria, where 10 percent live and Queensland, where 7 percent live. Beside Australia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Sharwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sharwood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sharwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sharwood surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sharwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.75% more than the national average, earning R 282,204 per year; in United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.24% less than the national average, earning $32,175 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shearwood94646/
Sarwood930/
Sherwood8846,601/
Charwood8845/
Shorwood885/
Saerwood881/
Sheerwood8230/
Shoerwood821/
Sherrwood821/
Sherwoodd821/
Sherwwood821/
Chairwood820/
Sorwood8047/
Sherwod809/
Zarwood801/
Sarwgod801/
Sherwwod757/
Scerwood753/
Saharwad751/
Sierwood751/
Sharrwud750/
Sarwad71305/
Sarbod7151/
Scharwadt7110/
Sarvod719/
Shearwadd711/
Sorwod711/
Sarvgod67125/
Charwad67109/
Charwot6729/
Sharwat6720/
Sharbot6713/
Cerwood673/
Sherwad673/
Saarwad672/
Sarboot671/
Sarhwad671/
Sarwgad671/
Sharbad671/

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Sharwood Reference & Research

Sherwood One-name Study - A profile of the Sherwood surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Sherwood FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sharwood
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