Silverwood Surname

245,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Silverwood Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a White Wood (as of silver-birches) [Dialectal English silver, white; Old English seolfor, silver + Old English wudu, a wood]

Silverwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8871:62,8167,383
United States4321:839,02564,101
Canada891:413,99536,402
Australia831:325,24927,873
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales151:206,30213,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6411:38,0274,897
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Silverwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a White Wood (as of silver-birches) [Dialectal English silver, white; Old English seolfor, silver + Old English wudu, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Silverwood Last Name Facts

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

Silverwood occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silverwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silverwood is the 245,904th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,504,046 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Silverwood reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Silverwood is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 887 people, or 1 in 62,816. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 23 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and Lancashire, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Silverwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Silverwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Silverwood surname grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 419 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silverwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Silverwood surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Silverwood last name are 37.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Silverwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.87% less than the national average, earning R 123,876 per year; in United States they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $39,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $51,674 CAD per year.

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