The surname Hood
A patronymic surname, carried by 55,174 people in the United States.
Pronounced /hʊd/ 1 syllable Soundex H300
Origin
* 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.
Hood is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 55,174 people named Hood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,596 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 53,737.
Who is named Hood
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
74% of people named Hood identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 74%
- Black (not Hispanic) 20%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
- Two or more races 2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Famous Hoods
17 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ace HoodAmerican rapper from Florida, born 1988
- Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount HoodBritish Admiral known particularly for his service in the American Revolutionary War and F, 1724–1816
- Rodney HoodAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
- Raymond HoodAmerican architect (1881–1934)
- Mariano HoodArgentine tennis player, born 1973
- Darla HoodAmerican actress (1931-1979)
- Leroy HoodAmerican biologist, born 1938
- Calum HoodAustralian bassist, born 1996
- Amy HoodAmerican businessperson and board member; EVP and CFO at Microsoft; director at 3M, born 1971
- Robert HoodAmerican minimal techno musician, born 1965
- Sean HoodAmerican screenwriter (born 1966)
- Bruce HoodBritish experimental psychologist, born 1950
Notable Hoods come mostly from the United States (13), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1) and Argentina (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Hood has the Soundex code H300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H300.
Questions
- Where does the surname Hood come from?
- * 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,…
- How common is the surname Hood?
- 55,174 people in the United States had the surname Hood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,596 Americans. It ranked 616th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hood?
- In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Hood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Hood?
- Ace Hood, American rapper from Florida, followed by Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood.
- Where is the surname Hood most common?
- Wikidata records people named Hood in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Argentina and 2 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Hood?
- Hood is /hʊd/, one syllable.
- What type of surname is Hood?
- Hood is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Hood getting more or less common?
- More common. 53,737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,174 in 2010, up 2.7%.