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    The surname Woodland

    A surname, carried by 4,280 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W345

    Woodland: #7,758 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Woodland #7,758, 4,280 people Woodland: #7,758 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Woodland #7,758, 4,280 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woodland is more common than 95.2% of them.

    Origin

    From woodland.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,280 people named Woodland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,137 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,065.

    #7,758
    rank among US surnames
    4,280
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.3%
    change since 2000 (was #7,545)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,752Ramer4,28372,086
    #7,753Carleton4,28272,103
    #7,756Morell4,28172,120
    #7,758Woodland4,28072,137
    #7,759Noyola4,27972,154
    #7,760Chenault4,27872,171

    Who is named Woodland

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

    62% of people named Woodland identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 62%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 33%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Woodlands

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lauren Woodland
      American actress, born 1977

    Questions

    Where does the surname Woodland come from?
    From woodland.
    How common is the surname Woodland?
    4,280 people in the United States had the surname Woodland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,137 Americans. It ranked 7,758th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Woodland?
    In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Woodland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Woodland?
    Lauren Woodland, American actress.
    Where is the surname Woodland most common?
    Wikidata records people named Woodland in the United States.
    Is the surname Woodland getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,065 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,280 in 2010, up 5.3%.