Horwood
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English hore (“mud, muck”) + wudu (“wood”).
Proper noun[edit]
Horwood (countable and uncountable, plural Horwoods)
- A village in North Devon district, Devon, England.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Horwood is the 90495th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 204 individuals. Horwood is most common among White (94.12%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 204.