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Homwood Family History

Homwood Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Homewood, Hopwood, Horwood, Hogwood, Haywood, Henwood, Wormwood

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Where is the Homwood family from?

You can see how Homwood families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Homwood family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Homwood families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there was 1 Homwood family living in Saskatchewan. This was 100% of all the recorded Homwood's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Homwood families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Homwood surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Homwood ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Homwood ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 113 census records available for the last name Homwood. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Homwood census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 46 immigration records available for the last name Homwood. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 8 military records available for the last name Homwood. For the veterans among your Homwood ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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