Underwood Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Underwood Name Meaning: A topographical surname for someone who lived in or near a wood or forest.

Dating back to the Anglo-Saxon times but first recorded in the 12th Century

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Underwood Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Underwood family

Profession Census Frequency
School 999
Farm Labourer 125
General Servant (domestic) 79
Private Means 76
General Labourer 67
Labourer 61
Farmer 52
Dressmaker 49
Domestic Servant 43
Shop Assistant 39
Coal Miner Hewer 39
None 36
Scholar 33
Carpenter 32
At Home 29
At School 29
House Keeper 25
Laundress 25
House Painter 24
Clerk 23
General Servant Domestic 23
Housekeeper 23
Butcher 22
Old Age Pensioner 21
Cook (domestic) 20

Underwood Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Underwood 100% 57,587
2 Anderwood 89% 357

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

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