How common is the surname Heywood?

3,123 people in the United States had the surname Heywood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,862 Americans. It ranked 10,316th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Heywood?

Thomas Heywood, 16th/17th-century English playwright, actor, and author (1574–1641), followed by Ezra Heywood.

Where is the surname Heywood most common?

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

How do you pronounce Heywood?

Heywood is /ˈheɪwʊd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Heywood getting more or less common?

More common. 2,938 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,123 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Heywood

A surname, carried by 3,123 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈheɪwʊd/ 2 syllables Soundex H300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heywood is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,123 people named Heywood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,862 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,938.

#10,316

rank among US surnames

3,123

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,104)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,310	Utterback	3,125	98,799
#10,314	Bullis	3,124	98,830
#10,316	Yong	3,123	98,862
#10,320	Merlo	3,122	98,894
#10,324	Joo	3,121	98,925

Who is named Heywood

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

81% of people named Heywood identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heywoods

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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)

Notable Heywoods come mostly from the United Kingdom (4), the United States (2) and the Kingdom of England (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heywood

Haywood

Heywood has the Soundex code H300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H300.

Questions

How common is the surname Heywood?: 3,123 people in the United States had the surname Heywood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,862 Americans. It ranked 10,316th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heywood?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Heywood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Heywood?: Thomas Heywood, 16th/17th-century English playwright, actor, and author (1574–1641), followed by Ezra Heywood.
Where is the surname Heywood most common?: Wikidata records people named Heywood in the United Kingdom, the United States and the Kingdom of England.
How do you pronounce Heywood?: Heywood is /ˈheɪwʊd/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Heywood getting more or less common?: More common. 2,938 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,123 in 2010, up 6.3%.