How common is the surname Smallwood?

18,717 people in the United States had the surname Smallwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,495 Americans. It ranked 1,926th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Smallwood?

Tucker Smallwood, American actor.

Where is the surname Smallwood most common?

Wikidata records people named Smallwood in the United States.

Is the surname Smallwood getting more or less common?

More common. 18,227 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,717 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Smallwood

A surname, carried by 18,717 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S543

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Smallwood is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,717 people named Smallwood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,495 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,227.

#1,926

rank among US surnames

18,717

people in 2010

6.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,811)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,917	Alarcon	18,805	16,418
#1,918	Hedrick	18,804	16,419
#1,919	Toney	18,787	16,434
#1,920	Cheung	18,765	16,453
#1,921	Darby	18,757	16,460
#1,922	Thorne	18,738	16,477
#1,923	Mansfield	18,725	16,488

Who is named Smallwood

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

69% of people named Smallwood identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Smallwoods

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tucker Smallwood
American actor, born 1944

Questions

How common is the surname Smallwood?: 18,717 people in the United States had the surname Smallwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,495 Americans. It ranked 1,926th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Smallwood?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Smallwood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Smallwood?: Tucker Smallwood, American actor.
Where is the surname Smallwood most common?: Wikidata records people named Smallwood in the United States.
Is the surname Smallwood getting more or less common?: More common. 18,227 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,717 in 2010, up 2.7%.