Girdwood is used as a family name or surname in Welsh. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Girdwood
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: The green wood, from the Welsh gwyrdd; or the enclosed wood, from the Danish gierde, a hedge; girds, shoots of trees

How popular is Girdwood?

Girdwood is ranked 232453 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Girdwood bearers increased by 0.5524862 per cent in 2010 US census to 182 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5537 spots and ranked at 99378. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.86 93.92
Black 4.95 0
Girdwood is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in South Africa. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Scotland. Around 1411 people have been found who wears Girdwood as their family name. Girdwood have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
118,441 Germany2
81,201 Switzerland1
277,603 France1
799 British Virgin Islands1
3,071 Jersey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
92,589 Brazil79
Countries with hundreds of Girdwood:
19,321 South Africa310
91,225 United States253
20,671 England253
2,700 Scotland249
18,510 Australia139
30,487 Canada110

Girdwood Namesakes

  • Ivy Girdwood portrayed the leading character of Iris Evans in 2012 drama movie Vacationland.

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