What is "heywood"

Heywood may refer to:

Heywood was a county constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was represented by one Member of Parliament. The constituency was abolished in 1918.

Heywood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Abel Heywood (1810–1893), English politician
• Anne Heywood (born 1932), British film actress
• Sir Arthur Heywood, 3rd Baronet (1849–1916), experimental railway builder
• Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale (1835–1897), English rower and Canadian landowner
• Benjamin Heywood (1793–1865), 1st Baronet, English banker and philanthropist
  • See also Heywood Baronets
• Bernard Heywood (1871–1960), English bishop
• Charles Heywood (1803 - 1853), a Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy, who had distinguished himself in the Mexican American War and father of Charles Heywood (1839–1915).
• Charles Heywood (1839–1915), United States general
• Charles D. Heywood (1881–1957), minor United States businessman
• Doug Heywood (1924–2002), Australian rules footballer
• Eddie Heywood (1915–1989), United States jazz musician
• Ezra Heywood (1829–1893), United States radical
• George Heywood (1907–1985), English footballer
• Herbert Heywood (born 1913), English footballer
• Hugh Christopher Lempriere Heywood (1896–1987), Anglican priest
• James Heywood (chief executive) (born 1966), United States engineer, and director of ALS Therapy Development Foundation
• James Heywood (philanthropist) (1810–1897), British politician
• Jasper Heywood (1535–1598), English scholar and translator
• Jean Heywood (born 1921), British actress
• Jeff Heywood (born 1951), United States racing driver
• Jeremy Heywood (born 1961), British Civil Servant
• Joanne Heywood, British actress
• John Heywood, 16th century English writer
• John B. Heywood, 19th century United States photographer
• John D. Heywood, 19th century United States photographer
• Joseph L. Heywood (1815–1910), bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Joseph Lee Heywood (1837–1876), victim of bank robbery
• Matthew Heywood (born 1979), English footballer
• Neil Heywood (1970–2011), British businessman murdered in China
• Oliver Heywood (1825–1892), English banker and philanthropist
• Oliver Heywood (minister) (1630–1702), English nonconformist minister
• Pat Heywood (born 1927), British actress
• Paul Heywood, British academic
• Peter Heywood (1772–1831), British naval officer
• Phil Heywood, United States musician
• Ralph Heywood (1921–2007), American football player and marine
• Richard Stanley Heywood (1867–1955), Anglican Bishop
• Samuel Heywood (Berkeley) (1833–1903), minor United States businessman
• Samuel Heywood (chief justice) (1753–1828), British lawyer
• Stephen Heywood (1969–2006), United States architect and ALS campaigner
• Thomas Heywood (died 1641), English actor and playwright
• Tim Heywood (1914–2006), British soldier and farmer
• Vernon Heywood (born 1927), British botanist
• W. Scott Heywood (1872–1950), Louisiana politician

Heywood is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Heywood Banks, United States comedian
• Heywood Broun (1888–1939), United States journalist
• Heywood Hale Broun (1918–2001), United States journalist
• Heywood L. Edwards (1905–1941), United States naval officer
• Heywood Gould (born 1942), United States screenwriter
• Heywood Sumner (1853–1940), an English painter and antiquary