Southerwood Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Southerwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southwold,' a seaport and parish in Suffolk, in mediaeval times frequently described as Southwood. In the Hundred Rolls (1273) the following varieties of the name of the town occur: Suthwald, Suthwaud, Suthwode, Suthwold, Sutwaud (v.

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Southerwood Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Southerwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southwold,' a seaport and parish in Suffolk, in mediaeval times frequently described as Southwood. In the Hundred Rolls (1273) the following varieties of the name of the town occur: Suthwald, Suthwaud, Suthwode, Suthwold, Sutwaud (v. Index Locorum).

Roger de Suthwode, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1443. Thomas Southwood, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1530. John Southwood, rector of Witchingham, Norfolk: ibid.

1790. Married — Augustus Caesar Manning and Jane Southwood: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the southernwood' from residence thereby; compare Norwood and Eastwood; compare also Southwood, a parish in Norfolk, four miles and a half from Acle.

1547. William Southerwood and Elizabeth Whyskerd: Marriage Lic. (London).

1663. John South earn wood and Elinor Hickson: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1803. Married — Thomas Harrison and Ann Southernwood: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Local: the "southern wood."

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A parish in Norfolk.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Southerwood Last Name Facts

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

Southerwood occurs most in New Zealand. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Southerwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Southerwood is the 2,605,694th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Southerwood are found; 62 percent are found in Australasia and 62 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Southerwood is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 188,680. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Wellington Region, where 29 percent are found, Hawke's Bay Region, where 25 percent are found and Waikato Region, where 25 percent are found. Barring New Zealand it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Southerwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Southerwood has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Southerwood last name contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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