# Hood (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hood/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 55,174 |
| US rank (2010) | 616 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,596 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (53,737 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /hʊd/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun hood. * Also as an English surname, from the Middle English name Hode, a variant of Ode or Odd with prosthetic H-, see Ott, Oates, and also compare Hodson. * Also as an English and Scottish surname, variant of Hudd. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó hUid (“descendant of Ud”). Compare Mahood. * As a French surname, Americanized from Houde.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hood 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) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hood in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain, Argentina, Australia and Canada.

## People named Hood

- Ace Hood, American rapper from Florida
- Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, British Admiral known particularly for his service in the American Revolutionary War and F
- Rodney Hood, American basketball player (born 1992)
- Raymond Hood, American architect (1881–1934)
- Mariano Hood, Argentine tennis player
- Darla Hood, American actress (1931-1979)
- Leroy Hood, American biologist
- Calum Hood, Australian bassist
- Amy Hood, American businessperson and board member; EVP and CFO at Microsoft; director at 3M
- Robert Hood, American minimal techno musician
- Sean Hood, American screenwriter (born 1966)
- Bruce Hood, British experimental psychologist

and 5 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Htoo, Houde, Hodo, Heath, Hewitt, Hyde, Head, Hoyt, Hyatt, Haywood, Hathaway, Hite.

## 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.