# Wofford (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wofford/  
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 | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,856 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,011 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 34,863 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (8,491 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From either Old English wealh (“Welsh”) + ford, meaning "Welshman's ford", or from Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ford, to mean "wolf ford".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wofford 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) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wofford in the United States.

## People named Wofford

- Harris Wofford, American politician (1926-2019)
- John Wofford, American equestrian
- Thomas A. Wofford, American politician (1908-1978)
- Mike Wofford, American pianist

## Similar surnames

Wafford.

## 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.