How common is the surname Woodin?

1,300 people in the United States had the surname Woodin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,497 Americans. It ranked 20,434th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Woodin?

William H. Woodin, American politician (1868–1934), followed by W. Hugh Woodin.

Where is the surname Woodin most common?

Wikidata records people named Woodin in the United States.

Is the surname Woodin getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,300 in 2010, down 16%.

The surname Woodin

A surname, carried by 1,300 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woodin is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,300 people named Woodin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,497 Americans. That is down 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,547.

#20,434

rank among US surnames

1,300

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-16%

change since 2000 (was #16,954)

Who is named Woodin

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

94% of people named Woodin identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Woodins

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William H. Woodin
American politician (1868–1934)
W. Hugh Woodin
American mathematician, born 1955
Mr. Wrestling
American professional wrestler, 1934–2002

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Woodin

Woodin has the Soundex code W350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W350.

Questions

How common is the surname Woodin?: 1,300 people in the United States had the surname Woodin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,497 Americans. It ranked 20,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Woodin?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Woodin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Woodin?: William H. Woodin, American politician (1868–1934), followed by W. Hugh Woodin.
Where is the surname Woodin most common?: Wikidata records people named Woodin in the United States.
Is the surname Woodin getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,300 in 2010, down 16%.