Harewood

Harewood Meaning & Origin

About Harewood
The surname Harewood is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "hara" meaning "hare" and "wudu" meaning "wood." It is a locational surname referring to someone who lived near or in a wood where hares were abundant. The name Harewood signifies a connection to a specific place and reflects the individual's ancestral ties to a hare-filled woodland area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Harewood is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Harewood: 1,395
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 19,379
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.47

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Harewood based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0603
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 R W UH2 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɛrˌwʊd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H630

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Harewood in Braille

Here's how to represent Harewood in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Harewood in braille

How to sign the name Harewood using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Harewood using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Harewood in sign language

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