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Harwood

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How to Pronounce Harwood

Pronounced HAR-wood /ˈhɑr.wʊd/High

Meaning: Harwood is an English surname derived from any of several English place-names, from the Old English har ('grey, hoary') or hara ('hare') combined with wudu ('wood'), so it reads as 'grey wood' or 'hare wood'; it moved into first-name use as an old surname-name.Medium

In 30 seconds: Harwood is an English surname name meaning 'grey wood' or 'hare wood.' As a first name it stayed rare in the United States, peaking early around 1919.
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Origin MediumOld English, English
MeaningHarwood is an English surname derived from any of several English place-names, from the Old English har ('grey, hoary') or hara ('hare') combined with wudu ('wood'), so it reads as 'grey wood' or 'hare wood'; it moved into first-name use as an old surname-name.
U.S. rank (1968)#4368 ↘ Falling
1968 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1919
Total births (all-time)≈ 340
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191919141968

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Harwood comes from an English place-name meaning 'grey wood' or 'hare wood,' from Old English har or hara plus wudu. Like many surname-names, it entered American first-name use mainly in the early twentieth century, often to honor a family surname.

It was never common as a given name, held by only about eighteen boys a year at its 1919 peak, and it disappeared from records by the late 1960s. It reads today as a dignified, distinctly old-fashioned surname-style choice.

Did you know? Harwood began life as an English place-name for a grey or hare-filled woodland, one of many landscape surnames -- like Norwood and Elwood -- that later crossed over into first-name use.
Overall data confidence 60%
References - Harwood — Old English 'grey wood' / 'hare wood'; English place-name surname

Variations

NorwoodElwoodHarwoode

Nicknames

HarWoody

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Harwood mean?

It comes from an English place-name meaning 'grey wood' or 'hare wood,' from Old English har or hara plus wudu.

How do you pronounce Harwood?

It is said HAR-wood /ˈhɑr.wʊd/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Harwood a boy or girl name?

Harwood is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Harwood?

It has always been rare as a first name in the United States, held by only about eighteen boys a year at its peak in the late 1910s.

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