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
Cotton Weaver 304
General Labourer 123
Living On Own Means 121
General Servant Domestic 66
Dress Maker 58
Cook Domestic 51
Domestic Servant 45
Farmer 45
Scholar 44
Housemaid Domestic 38
Laundress Wash 34
Cotton Winder 30
Agricultural Labourer 30
Carpenter 28
Bricklayer 23
Dressmaker 22
Cotton Chewer 21
Gardener 20
Coal Miner Hewer 19
Cotton C Weaver 19
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 19
Charwoman 18
House Painter 18
School 18
Labourer 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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