Head Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Head Name Meaning: Derives from the Anglo-Saxon 'heaford' meaning 'head'.

Believed to be a nickname for someone in charge, may have also have been given as a surname to someone who lived near the 'head' of a stream or who lived on top of a hill.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Head Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Head family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 308
Female Servant 176
Independent 120
Labourer 94
Male Servant 73
Farmer 42
Dress Maker 33
Carpenter 32
Shoe Maker 32
Ag Labourer 30
Apprentice 20
Pauper 18
Baker 16
Sawyer 15
Servant 15
Cotton Weaver 14
Tailor 13
Weaver 11
Independant 11
Gardener 11
Blacksmith 11
Lab 10
Collier 10
Grocer 9
Laundress 9

Head Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Head 100% 58,007
2 Hood 50% 44,463
3 Hide 25% 9,933
4 Hoad 75% 7,684
5 Hade 50% 1,567
6 Heed 75% 1,347
7 Hude 25% 484
8 Haud 50% 353
9 Had 75% 279
10 Hoade 60% 235
11 Haid 50% 162
12 Hode 25% 149
13 Heade 80% 148
14 Hud 50% 132
15 Huide 40% 109

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

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