Southwood

Southwood Meaning & Origin

About Southwood
The surname Southwood is of English origin and is derived from a combination of two elements: "south," referring to a location in the southern part of a region, and "wood," indicating a place with abundant trees or a wooded area. Therefore, the surname Southwood likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near or in a southern wood or forest. It could also have been an occupational name for someone who worked in or managed a woodland in the southern part of a region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Southwood: 957
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 25,751
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.32

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

Ranking information for the surname Southwood is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
S0T
🗽 NYSIIS
SATA
🔊 Soundex
S0303
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AW1 TH W UH2 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈsaʊθˌwʊd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('S0T', 'STT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S330

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Southwood in Braille

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

The name Southwood in braille

How to sign the name Southwood using Sign Language

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

The name Southwood in sign language

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