Haywood

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Heawood, Heywood

Etymology

From Old English ġehæg (“fence, enclosure”) + wudu (“wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheɪwʊd/

Proper noun

Haywood (countable and uncountable, plural Haywoods)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A civil parish and hamlet south-west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England, served by Callow and Haywood Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO4834).
   2. A hamlet in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9655).
   3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Grey, Manitoba, Canada.
2. (uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
   1. Former name of Hayward, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
   3. An unincorporated community in Chatham County, North Carolina.
   4. An unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
   5. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia.
   6. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Great Haywood
• Haywood County

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Haywood is the 1970^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18360 individuals. Haywood is most common among Black/African American (49.08%) and White (44.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haywood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 147.