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
School 980
Cotton Weaver 228
Farm Labourer 86
Private Means 78
General Labourer 76
Weaver 72
Labourer 62
Dressmaker 56
None 54
Clerk 45
General Servant (domestic) 43
Laundress 40
Coal Miner Hewer 36
Housekeeper 35
Carter 34
Farmer 34
Weaver Cotton 34
Domestic Servant 32
At Home 30
House Keeper 30
Shop Assistant 29
At School 28
Charwoman 28
Scholar 27
House Painter 23

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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