Hood Name Meaning: Derived from either a maker of hoods or as a nickname to someone who wore a distinctive hood.
From the Old English words hod, hud hood and hodde
Discover how your Hood ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 23 |
| Cambridgeshire | 35 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 138 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 37 |
| Derbyshire | 80 |
| Devon | 56 |
| Dorset | 70 |
| Durham | 546 |
| Essex | 166 |
| Gloucestershire | 57 |
| Hampshire | 145 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 32 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 354 |
| Lancashire | 603 |
| Leicestershire | 124 |
| Lincolnshire | 35 |
| London | 1,081 |
| Middlesex | 123 |
| Northumberland | 224 |
| Norfolk | 210 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 26 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 16 |
| Suffolk | 211 |
| Somerset | 55 |
| Surrey | 140 |
| Sussex | 100 |
| Staffordshire | 451 |
| Warwickshire | 276 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 74 |
| Worcestershire | 68 |
| Yorkshire | 640 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 39 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 15 |
| Monmouthshire | 49 |
| Pembrokeshire | 15 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,136 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 88 |
| General Labourer | 76 |
| Coal Miner | 65 |
| Domestic Servant | 57 |
| Living On Own Means | 55 |
| Dress Maker | 47 |
| Labourer | 46 |
| General Servant | 40 |
| Farm Labourer | 36 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 35 |
| Clerk | 31 |
| General Servant Domestic | 31 |
| Carpenter | 29 |
| Gardener | 26 |
| Joiner | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Cotton Weaver | 24 |
| Farmer | 22 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Grocer | 19 |
| Tailor | 19 |
| Painter | 17 |
| Laundress | 17 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Hood | 2,895 |
| Mary Hood | 2,772 |
| John Hood | 2,512 |
| Elizabeth Hood | 1,825 |
| Thomas Hood | 1,747 |
| George Hood | 1,631 |
| Sarah Hood | 1,391 |
| James Hood | 1,307 |
| Ann Hood | 969 |
| Jane Hood | 969 |
| Robert Hood | 866 |
| Charles Hood | 838 |
| Joseph Hood | 722 |
| Henry Hood | 700 |
| Margaret Hood | 638 |
| Eliza Hood | 620 |
| Alice Hood | 610 |
| Annie Hood | 585 |
| Edward Hood | 558 |
| Emma Hood | 555 |
| Ellen Hood | 524 |
| Frederick Hood | 469 |
| Hannah Hood | 469 |
| Arthur Hood | 462 |
| Alfred Hood | 445 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head | 50% | 58,007 |
| 2 | Hood | 100% | 44,463 |
| 3 | Hide | 25% | 9,933 |
| 4 | Hoad | 75% | 7,684 |
| 5 | Hodd | 75% | 1,794 |
| 6 | Hade | 25% | 1,567 |
| 7 | Heed | 50% | 1,347 |
| 8 | Hude | 25% | 484 |
| 9 | Haud | 50% | 353 |
| 10 | Had | 50% | 279 |
| 11 | Hoade | 60% | 235 |
| 12 | Haid | 50% | 162 |
| 13 | Hode | 50% | 149 |
| 14 | Heade | 40% | 148 |
| 15 | Hud | 50% | 132 |
| 16 | Huide | 40% | 109 |
The surname Hood is the 2nd most popular variant of Head.