Find out how popular the last name Presswood is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Presswood.

Presswood, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Presswood surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Presswood in America

Presswood is the 21218th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Presswood surname appeared 1,237 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Presswood.

We can also compare 2010 data for Presswood to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Presswood

The surname Presswood is believed to have originated in England, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from a place where woodcutters or foresters lived and worked. The name likely comes from the Old English words "presse" meaning "press" or "enclosure" and "wudu" meaning "wood."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Warwick, where a John Presswood was baptized in 1583. Another early reference is in the Hearth Tax records of 1674, which mention a Thomas Presswood residing in the village of Halton, Buckinghamshire.

The Presswood name appears to have been particularly concentrated in the counties of Warwickshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire during the 17th and 18th centuries. Some variations in spelling include Pressword, Presswode, and Preswood.

Notable individuals with the surname Presswood include:

1. William Presswood (c. 1650 - 1725), a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and a prominent landowner in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

2. John Presswood (1712 - 1791), a English Baptist minister and author of several religious works, including "The Glorious Gospel of the Blessed God" (1774).

3. Mary Presswood (1832 - 1909), an early settler in the Australian colony of Victoria and a pioneer in the development of the town of Casterton.

4. Thomas Presswood (1860 - 1935), a renowned English architect and designer who was involved in the construction of several notable buildings in London, including the Royal Academy of Arts.

5. Elizabeth Presswood (1892 - 1978), an American educator and advocate for women's rights, who served as the first female president of the Texas State Teachers Association.

While the Presswood name has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through migration and settlement in the British colonies and former territories.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Presswood

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Presswood.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Presswood was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Presswood has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Presswood was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Presswood, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!