# Womack (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/womack/  
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) | 28,201 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,245 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,948 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (26,890 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Womac |

## Etymology

Unknown; possibly from Middle English wombe (“womb”) + -ock (diminutive suffix).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Womack 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) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Womack in the United States.

## People named Womack

- Bobby Womack, American singer and songwriter (1944–2014)
- Lee Ann Womack, American country music singer and songwriter
- Cecil Womack, American singer, songwriter and record producer (1947–2013)
- Jack Womack, American writer

## Similar surnames

Wommack, Wong, Wang, Wing, Weems, Wingo, Weng, Wines, Wink, Wiens, Wenz, Winch.

## 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.