Smallwood Surname
Approximately 31,201 people bear this surname
Smallwood Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smallwood,' a township in the parish of Astbury, Cheshire.
Robert Smallwod, Close Rolls, 51 Henry III.
Elizabetha Smallwode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
John Turner, of Smallwood, 1675: Wills at Chester.
Read More About This SurnameSmallwood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,774 | 1:15,915 | 2,027 |
| England | 4,320 | 1:12,898 | 1,905 |
| Canada | 1,138 | 1:32,377 | 4,202 |
| Australia | 1,014 | 1:26,623 | 3,622 |
| Liberia | 893 | 1:4,937 | 600 |
| Wales | 190 | 1:16,287 | 1,760 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Jamaica | 104 | 1:27,596 | 2,107 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Northern Ireland | 79 | 1:23,355 | 2,670 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 44 | 1:100,679 | 6,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,676 | 1:9,109 | 1,362 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:17,823 | 1,046 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,464 | 1:14,497 | 1,855 |
Smallwood (71) may also be a first name.
Smallwood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smallwood,' a township in the parish of Astbury, Cheshire.
Robert Smallwod, Close Rolls, 51 Henry III.
Elizabetha Smallwode, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
John Turner, of Smallwood, 1675: Wills at Chester.
William Smallwood, of Peover, 1674: ibid.
Randle Smallwood, of Lower Withington, 1673: ibid.
Still earlier we find the entries:
1651. Baptised — John, s. John Smart: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Of local origin from some small place of the name. John of Smalwod, 1 urgess of Renfrew, received from the monks of Paisley £3 for the lands in the burgh of Renfrew called Beltonland (RMP., p. 375).
A township in the parish of Astbury, co. Cheshire.
A location name in Staffordshire.
Smallwood Demographics
Average Smallwood Salary in
United States
$39,744 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Smallwood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smallwood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Smallwood is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Smallwood click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smallwood? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,720th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 233,568 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Smallwood reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 71 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 22,774 people, or 1 in 15,915. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Kentucky, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Smallwood is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Smallwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Smallwood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 657 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Smallwood Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Smallwood surname is primarily Presbyterian (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Smallwood surname are 11.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.44% registered with the party.
The amount Smallwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.26% less than the national average, earning 206,735 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 129.35% more than the national average, earning R 545,028 per year; in United States they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $39,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $51,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallwoods | 95 | 92 | / |
| Small-Wood | 95 | 1 | / |
| Smallwoood | 95 | 1 | / |
| Smallowood | 95 | 1 | / |
| Smallewood | 95 | 1 | / |
| Smallawood | 95 | 1 | / |
| Smawllwood | 95 | 0 | / |
| Smalwood | 94 | 17 | / |
| Smallwod | 94 | 13 | / |
| Smallwodd | 89 | 8 | / |
| Smellwood | 89 | 2 | / |
| Smallhood | 89 | 1 | / |
| Smollwood | 89 | 0 | / |
| Smaelwood | 89 | 0 | / |
| Smawlwood | 89 | 0 | / |
| Smaulwood | 89 | 0 | / |
| Smauelwood | 84 | 0 | / |
| Smelwood | 82 | 1 | / |
| Smawlwod | 82 | 0 | / |
| Smulwood | 82 | 0 | / |
| Smallweed | 78 | 0 | / |
| Smowlwood | 78 | 0 | / |
| Smallde | 75 | 1 | / |
| Smald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smalto | 67 | 42 | / |
| Smalda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smaldt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Smollbot | 59 | 2 | / |
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Smallwood Reference & Research
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smallwood
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