Usherwood Surname

461,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Usherwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Usherwood.' I cannot find the spot, but I doubt not it is in Lancashire, where in the modern form of Isherwood it is a familiar surname; v. Isherwood.

1668. Married — Cornelius Thorogood and Jane Usserwood: St.

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Usherwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3251:171,44015,745
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Canada591:624,50251,218
Jamaica301:95,6654,064
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2931:83,1928,844
Scotland321:116,9765,458
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Usherwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Usherwood.' I cannot find the spot, but I doubt not it is in Lancashire, where in the modern form of Isherwood it is a familiar surname; v. Isherwood.

1668. Married — Cornelius Thorogood and Jane Usserwood: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1682. Baptised — Thomas, s. Thomas Userwood: ibid.

1683. — Thomas, s. Thomas Usherwood: ibid.

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

V. Isherwood.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Usherwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Usherwood occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Usherwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Usherwood is the 461,659th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,969,283 people. The surname Usherwood occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Usherwood live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 171,440. In England Usherwood is most prevalent in: Kent, where 11 percent live, West Midlands, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Other than England Usherwood occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.

Usherwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Usherwood has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Usherwood surname grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,592 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Usherwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Usherwood surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Usherwood earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $45,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isherwood897,478/
Esherwood8962/
Asherwood8916/
Usharwood891/
Osherwood890/
Asher-Wood843/
Ishwerwood841/
Houserwood841/
Iserwood822/
Isharwood781/
Osherod752/
Ushiroda713,507/
Ushirodo7124/
Ushirode711/
Oushirodo67116/
Ushrid673/
Uschiroda671/
O'Sherrod671/
Ushird671/
Ushard671/
Asheerwad671/
Asherd670/
O Sherrod670/

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