AbeBooks.com. Thousands of booksellers - millions of books.

There are approximately 16,252 people named Hood in the UK. That makes it the 616th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 257 are named Hood.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Hudd
Hooda
Hoody
Houde
Houda
Hoo
Hoot
Hoode
Hoodd
Hoodz
Hoods
Houd
Hoodi
Hoodo
Hoodes
Hoodds
Houdd
Hoede
Hoodoo
Hoodie
Hoodei
Hoodey
Hoodye
Hooday
Hoodah
Hoodk
Hoodia

The Hood surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HOOD. 1. From some peculiarity in the head-dress of the original possessor of the name. 2. But more probably Odo is the source.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

Your comments on the Hood surname

comments powered by Disqus