Where Does The Last Name Sowood Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sowood is found most frequently in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sowood? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,602,217^th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Sowood is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Sowood live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 47 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 27 percent reside and Greater London, where 13 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

Sowood Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sowood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sowood last name decreased 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.