Heward Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Heward Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Heward family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 110
Agricultural Labourer 34
House Servant 20
At Home 13
Coal Miner 11
Labourer 11
Scholar At Home 11
Dress Maker 7
Farmer 7
General Servant 6
Annuitant 6
Shoe Maker 6
Governess 6
Woollen Weaver 6
Tailor 5
Carpenter 5
Farmers Son 5
Farm Labourer 4
House Keeper 4
House Maid 4
Lead Miner 4
Seamer 4
Farmers Daur 4
Farmer's Son Employed At Home 3
Ag Lab 3

Heward Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Howard 83% 215,705
2 Haward 83% 9,033
3 Heward 100% 7,633
4 Heaward 86% 112
5 Howerd 67% 109
6 Haword 67% 106

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The surname Heward is the 3rd most popular variant of Howard.

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