Harewood

See also: harewood

English

Etymology

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hɛːwʊd/

Proper noun

Harewood (countable and uncountable, plural Harewoods)

1. A civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England, served by Llanwarne and District Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5328).
2. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2245).
3. A neighbourhood of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
4. An unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
5. A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, and the location of Christchurch Airport.
6. A surname.
7. An English earldom.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harewood is the 19379^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1395 individuals. Harewood is most common among Black/African American (75.34%) and White (17.28%) individuals.

References

• NZ Topo Map

Anagrams

• hoorawed