following vs rearward

following

adj
  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

  • About to be specified. 

  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

noun
  • A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after. 

  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage. 

  • Vocation; business; profession. 

rearward

adj
  • Toward the back or rear of something. 

adv
  • Toward the back or rear of something. 

noun
  • The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. 

  • The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion, wind-up. 

How often have the words following and rearward occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )