How common is the surname Woodby?

1,201 people in the United States had the surname Woodby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. It ranked 21,686th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Woodby getting more or less common?

More common. 1,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,201 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Woodby

A surname, carried by 1,201 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W310

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woodby is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,201 people named Woodby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,188.

#21,686

rank among US surnames

1,201

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,693)

Who is named Woodby

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

93% of people named Woodby identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Woodby?: 1,201 people in the United States had the surname Woodby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 257,074 Americans. It ranked 21,686th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Woodby?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Woodby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Woodby getting more or less common?: More common. 1,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,201 in 2010, up 1.1%.