How Many People Have the Last Name Woods?
people had the surname Woods in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,663 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+8,611 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Woods (58.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 35.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Woods ranks #100. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 60.7% to 58.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Woods grew from 168,814 people in 2000 to 177,425 in 2010 (up 5.1%), and its rank fell from #133 to #144. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 62.58 to 60.15 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 168,814 | 177,425 |
| Rank | #133 | #144 |
| Per 100,000 people | 62.58 | 60.15 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Woods
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Woods: W320
👤 Woods as a First Name
Woods is a first name too: about 678 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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