Harwood Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Harwood Name Meaning: From 'har' meaning gray or 'hara' hare and 'wudu' literally wood.

Of Anglo-Saxon origin first recorded in 12th Century.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Harwood Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Harwood family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 735
Agricultural Labourer 229
House Servant 102
At Home 99
Labourer 81
Servant 65
Farm Labourer 61
Power Loom Weaver 52
Dress Maker 40
Laundress 33
Powerloom Weaver 30
House Keeper 29
General Servant 23
Ag Lab 23
Shoe Maker 22
Errand Boy 22
Annuitant 20
Ag Labourer 19
Carpenter 19
Weaver 18
House Maid 18
Pauper 17
Silk Weaver 17
Coal Miner 16
Scholar At Home 16

Harwood Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Harwood 100% 58,929
2 Horwood 86% 12,389
3 Harewood 88% 1,393
4 Hurwood 86% 724
5 Herwood 86% 628
6 Harrwood 88% 131

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The surname Harwood is the most popular version of all its varients

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