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 1,244
Cotton Weaver 259
Agricultural Labourer 214
Labourer 140
Domestic Servant 67
Dress Maker 60
General Servant 56
House Keeper 49
Coal Miner 40
Laundress 38
Carpenter 36
Annuitant 36
Cotton Winder 31
Servant 28
Blacksmith 25
Gardener 24
Cook 22
Farm Labourer 22
Joiner 19
Nurse 18
Tailor 18
Shoe Maker 17
Wife 17
No Occupation 16
Stone Mason 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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