Explore the Family Name Horwood

The meaning of Horwood

English: habitational name from Horwood (Buckinghamshire), Horwood (Devon), or Horwood Barton in Frithelstock (Devon), or from some other minor place so named. Horwood (Buckinghamshire) and Horwood Barton (Devon) derive from Old English horh ‘dirt, filth’ + wudu ‘wood’, while Horwood Barton (Devon) probably comes from Old English hār ‘gray’ + wudu.

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How common is the last name Horwood in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Horwood" has seen a decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 75,938 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 90,495 marking a 19.17% decrease. The count of people with this surname also fell from 236 in 2000 to 204 in 2010, indicating a drop of 13.56%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k population declined by 22.22%, moving from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,938	#90,495	-19.17%
Count	236	204	-13.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Horwood

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the surname "Horwood" identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.76% of those with the Horwood surname identified as White, which slightly dropped to 94.12% in 2010. There was no recorded change in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories. Interestingly, the Hispanic category saw an increase from 0% in 2000 to 3.92% in 2010, while the percentage of individuals identifying as Black went from 2.97% in 2000 down to 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.76%	94.12%	-1.71%
Hispanic	0%	3.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.97%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%