How Many People Have the Last Name Sherwood?
people had the surname Sherwood in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 13,793 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+386 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sherwood (90.7%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sherwood ranks #1,254. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sherwood grew from 20,998 people in 2000 to 21,384 in 2010 (up 1.8%), and its rank fell from #1,567 to #1,685. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.78 to 7.25 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 20,998 | 21,384 |
| Rank | #1,567 | #1,685 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.78 | 7.25 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sherwood
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Sherwood: S630
👤 Sherwood as a First Name
Sherwood is a first name too: about 2,211 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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