How common is the surname Fleetwood?

3,819 people in the United States had the surname Fleetwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,845 Americans. It ranked 8,611th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fleetwood?

Kate Fleetwood, British actress, followed by Susan Fleetwood.

Where is the surname Fleetwood most common?

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

How do you pronounce Fleetwood?

Fleetwood is /ˈfliːt.wʊd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Fleetwood getting more or less common?

More common. 3,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,819 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Fleetwood

An English surname, carried by 3,819 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈfliːt.wʊd/ 2 syllables Soundex F433

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fleetwood is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

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 3,819 people named Fleetwood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,845 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,728.

#8,611

rank among US surnames

3,819

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,185)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,608	Lacour	3,822	80,781
#8,609	Borowski	3,821	80,802
#8,610	Felt	3,820	80,823
#8,611	Heng	3,819	80,845

Who is named Fleetwood

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

78% of people named Fleetwood identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fleetwoods

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kate Fleetwood
British actress, born 1972
Susan Fleetwood
British actress (1944-1995)
Frederick G. Fleetwood
American politician (1868-1938)

Notable Fleetwoods come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fleetwood come from?: From Old English flēot (“pool, stream”) + wood.
How common is the surname Fleetwood?: 3,819 people in the United States had the surname Fleetwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,845 Americans. It ranked 8,611th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fleetwood?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Fleetwood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fleetwood?: Kate Fleetwood, British actress, followed by Susan Fleetwood.
Where is the surname Fleetwood most common?: Wikidata records people named Fleetwood in the United Kingdom and the United States.
How do you pronounce Fleetwood?: Fleetwood is /ˈfliːt.wʊd/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Fleetwood getting more or less common?: More common. 3,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,819 in 2010, up 2.4%.