Head Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Head Name Meaning: Derives from the Anglo-Saxon 'heaford' meaning 'head'.

Believed to be a nickname for someone in charge, may have also have been given as a surname to someone who lived near the 'head' of a stream or who lived on top of a hill.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Head Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Head family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 110
General Servant Domestic 86
Living On Own Means 79
Dress Maker 78
Cook Domestic 73
Scholar 58
Housemaid Domestic 49
Carpenter 47
Agricultural Labourer 45
Gardener Domestic 44
Farmer 38
House Maid Domestic 36
Domestic Servant 32
Laundress Wash 31
Servant Domestic 28
Nurse Domestic 20
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 20
Gardener 19
Bricklayer Labourer 18
Charwoman 18
Bricklayer 17
Dressmaker 17
House Keeper 16
Railway Porter 16
Carter On Farm 16

Head Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Head 100% 58,007
2 Hood 50% 44,463
3 Hide 25% 9,933
4 Hoad 75% 7,684
5 Hade 50% 1,567
6 Heed 75% 1,347
7 Hude 25% 484
8 Haud 50% 353
9 Had 75% 279
10 Hoade 60% 235
11 Haid 50% 162
12 Hode 25% 149
13 Heade 80% 148
14 Hud 50% 132
15 Huide 40% 109

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The surname Head is the most popular version of all its varients

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