Zillwood Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Zillwood Surname Definition:

ZILWOOD: Local: the same as Silwood.

Zillwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Zillwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ZILWOOD: Local: the same as Silwood.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Zillwood Last Name Facts

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

Zillwood is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zillwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,612,213th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Zillwood reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 48 percent are found, Kent, where 22 percent are found and Devon, where 14 percent are found. Apart from England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Zillwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zillwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Zillwood surname rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zillwood Last Name Statistics demography

Zillwood earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.25% less than the national average, earning $33,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilwood930/
Sillwood88110/
Gillwood8828/
Zellwood880/
Chillwood820/
Silwood80145/
Gilwood8018/
Sellwood751,957/
Chilwood751/
Shellwood717/
Clwood711/
Selwood672,792/
Sellwod672/
Gelwood671/
Zilboud671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zillwood
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