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    The surname Harewood

    An English surname, carried by 1,395 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɛːwʊd/ 2 syllables Soundex H630

    Harewood: #19,379 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Harewood #19,379, 1,395 people Harewood: #19,379 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Harewood #19,379, 1,395 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Harewood is more common than 88.1% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,395 people named Harewood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 221,323 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,008.

    #19,379
    rank among US surnames
    1,395
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.4%
    change since 2000 (was #23,501)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,372Crass1,396221,164
    #19,379Persad1,395221,323

    Who is named Harewood

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    75% of people named Harewood identified as Black (not Hispanic), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 75%
    • White (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Harewoods

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Harewood
      British actor, born 1965
    • Dorian Harewood
      American actor (born 1950)

    Notable Harewoods come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Harewood

    Harewood has the Soundex code H630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H630.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Harewood come from?
    From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).
    How common is the surname Harewood?
    1,395 people in the United States had the surname Harewood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,323 Americans. It ranked 19,379th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Harewood?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Harewood identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Harewood?
    David Harewood, British actor, followed by Dorian Harewood.
    Where is the surname Harewood most common?
    Wikidata records people named Harewood in the United Kingdom and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Harewood?
    Harewood is /ˈhɛːwʊd/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Harewood getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,395 in 2010, up 38%.