How Common Is the Last Name Woodward?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Woodward today

40,706

Ranked #944 of 162,254 published surnames · 12.46 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 36,764 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

89.74%

Black

4.8%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.62%

Hispanic

2.36%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.