Last Name HARWOOD

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Meaning Local: Of Harewood, a village and parish about eight miles north of Leeds. Also of Harwood, a township in the parish of Bolton, county Lancashire. Also, 'the son of Harward.' There can be no doubt but that these two names have become inextricably mixed.
Origin English, Arabic, Irish, Lebanese

Rank 2,973 (2000 US census) 3,861 (1990 US census)
Count 11,138 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.48%, or 10523 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.74%, or 82 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.4%, or 45 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.5%, or 167 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.26%, or 140 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.63%, or 182 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

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In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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