Definitions for Heywood
ˈheɪ wʊdhey·wood

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1. Heywood

   Heywood is a town and unparished area within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 28,024. The town lies on the south bank of the River Roch and is 2.4 miles east of Bury, 3.7 miles west-southwest of Rochdale, and 7.4 miles north of the city of Manchester. The town of Middleton lies to the south, whilst to the north is the Cheesden Valley, open moorland, and the Pennines. Heywood's nickname is Monkey Town, a name with unclear origin, but known to date as far back as 1857. Historically a part of Lancashire, Heywood as a settlement is believed to date from Early Medieval England, when the Anglo-Saxons cleared the densely wooded area, and divided it into heys or fenced clearings. During the Middle Ages, Heywood formed a chapelry in the township of Heap. This chapelry was centred on Heywood Hall, a manor house owned by a family with the surname Heywood. Farming was the main industry of this sparsely populated rural area, which in the 15th century "consisted of a few cottages". The local population supplemented their incomes by hand-loom woollen weaving in the domestic system.

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1. Heywood

   a town of Lancashire, 9 m. N. of Manchester; owes its rapid growth to the neighbouring coal-fields and the development of the cotton industry; has also flourishing iron and brass foundries, woollen factories, &c.

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1. HEYWOOD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Heywood is ranked #10316 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Heywood surname appeared 3,123 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Heywood.
   
   81% or 2,531 total occurrences were White.
   12.9% or 403 total occurrences were Black.
   3.4% or 109 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 43 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 13 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Heywood in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Heywood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Heywood
2. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Heywood
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html