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 1,250
Cotton Weaver 360
Agricultural Labourer 135
General Labourer 133
Coal Miner 86
Domestic Servant 83
Dress Maker 79
Living On Own Means 64
Labourer 62
Living On Her Own Means 53
Farmer 45
General Servant 43
Cotton Winder 40
Laundress 37
Carpenter 35
House Keeper 34
Gardener 31
General Servant Domestic 31
Grocer 30
Farm Labourer 28
Clerk 27
Cook Domestic Servant 25
Painter 22
Joiner 20
Tailoress 20

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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