How common is the surname Garwood?

3,626 people in the United States had the surname Garwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,148 Americans. It ranked 9,017th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Garwood?

Julie Garwood, American writer, followed by William Garwood.

Where is the surname Garwood most common?

Wikidata records people named Garwood in the United States.

Is the surname Garwood getting more or less common?

More common. 3,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,626 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Garwood

A surname, carried by 3,626 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Garwood is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,626 people named Garwood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,148 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,561.

#9,017

rank among US surnames

3,626

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,519)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,011	Hirst	3,630	85,054
#9,013	Traynor	3,628	85,101
#9,017	Garwood	3,626	85,148
#9,020	Stonge	3,625	85,171
#9,023	Lua	3,624	85,195
#9,025	Partlow	3,623	85,218
#9,026	Batt	3,622	85,242

Who is named Garwood

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

91% of people named Garwood identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Garwoods

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julie Garwood
American writer, 1944–2023
William Garwood
Actor, director (1884-1950)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Garwood

Garrido

Garwood has the Soundex code G630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G630.

Questions

How common is the surname Garwood?: 3,626 people in the United States had the surname Garwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,148 Americans. It ranked 9,017th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Garwood?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Garwood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Garwood?: Julie Garwood, American writer, followed by William Garwood.
Where is the surname Garwood most common?: Wikidata records people named Garwood in the United States.
Is the surname Garwood getting more or less common?: More common. 3,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,626 in 2010, up 1.8%.