Homewood
English edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname from any of various minor places in England, from Old English hām (“homestead”) + wudu (“wood”).
Proper noun edit
Homewood (countable and uncountable, plural Homewoods)
- A surname from Old English.
- An unincorporated community in south-central Manitoba, Canada.
- A city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States.
- A village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, United States.
- A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Homewood is the 38902nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 567 individuals. Homewood is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Homewood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 197.