Heywood Name Meaning: Originates from the English word 'haeg' or 'hey' meaning enclosure or someone who lived by one. Also may have come from the Norman word ' hay' meaning 'hedge'. May have also come from the English 'hay' or 'hey' meaning 'tall'.
A nickname for someone 'tall', also a habitional name for someone who lived near in an an enclosed are of forest or similar, was also associated with the Norman word meaning 'hedge' so may have meant someone who lived near a hedge.
Discover how your Heywood ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 375 |
| Cornwall | 17 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 107 |
| Devon | 285 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 58 |
| Essex | 20 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 |
| Hampshire | 34 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 58 |
| Lancashire | 2,942 |
| Leicestershire | 46 |
| Lincolnshire | 26 |
| London | 309 |
| Middlesex | 41 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 92 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 49 |
| Suffolk | 18 |
| Somerset | 50 |
| Surrey | 47 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 167 |
| Warwickshire | 47 |
| Westmorland | 14 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 37 |
| Yorkshire | 518 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 14 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 13 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 900 |
| Cotton Weaver | 157 |
| Coal Miner | 80 |
| General Labourer | 67 |
| Cotton Operative | 54 |
| Living On Own Means | 46 |
| Dress Maker | 41 |
| Farmer | 39 |
| Cotton Piecer | 36 |
| Domestic Servant | 35 |
| Labourer | 34 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 30 |
| Cotton Spinner | 26 |
| Cotton Winder | 25 |
| General Servant | 22 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 21 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| General Servant Domestic | 17 |
| Clerk | 16 |
| Cotton Reeler | 15 |
| Carter | 14 |
| Gardener | 13 |
| Grocer | 13 |
| Joiner | 12 |
| Cotton Speed Tenter | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Heywood | 3,106 |
| John Heywood | 2,703 |
| William Heywood | 2,284 |
| James Heywood | 1,929 |
| Sarah Heywood | 1,756 |
| Elizabeth Heywood | 1,617 |
| Thomas Heywood | 1,476 |
| Alice Heywood | 1,019 |
| Ann Heywood | 980 |
| George Heywood | 972 |
| Joseph Heywood | 944 |
| Jane Heywood | 712 |
| Samuel Heywood | 662 |
| Charles Heywood | 625 |
| Hannah Heywood | 619 |
| Robert Heywood | 598 |
| Henry Heywood | 592 |
| Ellen Heywood | 578 |
| Annie Heywood | 542 |
| Martha Heywood | 478 |
| Margaret Heywood | 464 |
| Eliza Heywood | 460 |
| Emma Heywood | 448 |
| Richard Heywood | 352 |
| Arthur Heywood | 345 |