How common is the surname Elwood?

5,000 people in the United States had the surname Elwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,749 Americans. It ranked 6,744th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Elwood?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Elwood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

How do you pronounce Elwood?

Elwood is /ˈɛlwʊd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Elwood getting more or less common?

More common. 4,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,000 in 2010, up 2.4%.

Is Elwood also a first name?

Yes. Elwood is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Elwood

An English patronymic surname, carried by 5,000 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɛlwʊd/ 2 syllables Soundex E430 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elwood is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Middle English personal name Elwald, Elwold, Alwold, which is composed of the Old English elements ælf (“elf”) and weald (“rule”).

Elwood is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,000 people named Elwood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,749 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,881.

#6,744

rank among US surnames

5,000

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,423)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,736	Gerhardt	5,007	61,663
#6,737	McShane	5,006	61,675
#6,739	Torrey	5,004	61,700
#6,744	Elwood	5,000	61,749
#6,746	Fraga	4,998	61,774
#6,748	Neves	4,997	61,786

Who is named Elwood

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Elwood identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Allwood
Ellwood

Surnames that sound like Elwood

Ellwood

Elwood has the Soundex code E430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E430.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Elwood come from?: From the Middle English personal name Elwald, Elwold, Alwold, which is composed of the Old English elements ælf (“elf”) and weald (“rule”).
How common is the surname Elwood?: 5,000 people in the United States had the surname Elwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,749 Americans. It ranked 6,744th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Elwood?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Elwood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Elwood?: Elwood is /ˈɛlwʊd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Elwood?: Elwood is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Elwood getting more or less common?: More common. 4,881 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,000 in 2010, up 2.4%.
What are other spellings of Elwood?: Allwood and Ellwood.
Is Elwood also a first name?: Yes. Elwood is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.