# Heywood (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/heywood/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,123 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,316 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 98,862 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (2,938 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈheɪwʊd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Heywood in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Heywood in the United Kingdom, the United States and the Kingdom of England.

## People named Heywood

- Thomas Heywood, 16th/17th-century English playwright, actor, and author (1574–1641)
- Ezra Heywood, American activist (1829–1893)
- Eddie Heywood, American jazz pianist, songwriter (1915–1989)
- Jean Heywood, British actress (1921-2019)
- Pat Heywood, British actress (1931–2024)
- Vernon Heywood, British botanist (1927-2022)
- Neil Heywood, British businessman (1970-2011)

## Similar surnames

Haywood, Hood, Heath, Hewitt, Hyde, Head, Hoyt, Hyatt, Hathaway, Hite, Hiatt, Hutto.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.