Horwood

English

Etymology

From Old English hore (“mud, muck”) + wudu (“wood”).

Proper noun

Horwood (countable and uncountable, plural Horwoods)

1. A village in North Devon district, Devon, England.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Horwood is the 90495^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 204 individuals. Horwood is most common among White (94.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 204.