# Fleetwood (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fleetwood/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,819 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,611 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 80,845 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (3,728 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfliːt.wʊd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English flēot (“pool, stream”) + wood.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fleetwood in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fleetwood in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named Fleetwood

- Kate Fleetwood, British actress
- Susan Fleetwood, British actress (1944-1995)
- Frederick G. Fleetwood, American politician (1868-1938)

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.