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Origin Of The Surname Head

Meaning Of The Surname Head

Leader

Interesting Facts About Head

Head is thought to be a surname that was originally used as a nickname. Nicknames were a convenient way to distinguish people and so many nicknames stuck as hereditary surnames. In this case the origin is from the Old English ‘heafod’ meaning ‘head’. It would have been given as a nickname to a leader in a group, the head of the group.

Head Statistics

Head is the number 1383 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 7,715 share the surname Head in the UK.

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