How common is the surname Westwood?

1,868 people in the United States had the surname Westwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,281 Americans. It ranked 15,639th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Westwood?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Westwood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Westwood getting more or less common?

More common. 1,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,868 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Westwood

A surname, carried by 1,868 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W233

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westwood is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

From west + wood.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,868 people named Westwood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,281 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,770.

#15,639

rank among US surnames

1,868

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,252)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,635	Strawbridge	1,869	165,193
#15,639	Diazdeleon	1,868	165,281
#15,647	Epling	1,867	165,370

Who is named Westwood

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

92% of people named Westwood identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Westwood come from?: From west + wood.
How common is the surname Westwood?: 1,868 people in the United States had the surname Westwood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,281 Americans. It ranked 15,639th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Westwood?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Westwood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Westwood getting more or less common?: More common. 1,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,868 in 2010, up 5.5%.