Heywood - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Heywood \hey-wood\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "hedged forest". Place name. Variant of Haywood.

Baby names that sound like Heywood are Hewett, Hewitt and Hewet. Other similar baby names are Harwood, Heroot, Harewood and Hayward.

Heywood is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Heywood. Click here to compare Heywood with related baby names.