How common is the surname Woodhead?

1,018 people in the United States had the surname Woodhead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,286 Americans. It ranked 24,554th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Woodhead?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Woodhead identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Woodhead?

Cynthia Woodhead, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, followed by Dylan Woodhead.

Where is the surname Woodhead most common?

Wikidata records people named Woodhead in the United States.

Is the surname Woodhead getting more or less common?

More common. 973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,018 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Woodhead

A surname, carried by 1,018 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W330

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woodhead is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,018 people named Woodhead in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 303,286 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 973.

#24,554

rank among US surnames

1,018

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #24,162)

Who is named Woodhead

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

94% of people named Woodhead identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Woodheads

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cynthia Woodhead
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1964
Dylan Woodhead
American water polo player, born 1998

Questions

How common is the surname Woodhead?: 1,018 people in the United States had the surname Woodhead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,286 Americans. It ranked 24,554th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Woodhead?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Woodhead identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Woodhead?: Cynthia Woodhead, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, followed by Dylan Woodhead.
Where is the surname Woodhead most common?: Wikidata records people named Woodhead in the United States.
Is the surname Woodhead getting more or less common?: More common. 973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,018 in 2010, up 4.6%.