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    The surname Woodlock

    An English surname, carried by 341 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W342

    Woodlock: #59,324 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Woodlock #59,324, 341 people Woodlock: #59,324 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Woodlock #59,324, 341 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woodlock is more common than 63.4% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From an Old English personal name Wudulāc, composed of the elements wudu (“wood”) + lāc (“play, sport; battle, strife”).

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 341 people named Woodlock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 905,412 Americans. That is down 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 356.

    #59,324
    rank among US surnames
    341
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -4.2%
    change since 2000 (was #54,269)

    Who is named Woodlock

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

    87% of people named Woodlock identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.5%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Woodlock come from?
    From an Old English personal name Wudulāc, composed of the elements wudu (“wood”) + lāc (“play, sport; battle, strife”).
    How common is the surname Woodlock?
    341 people in the United States had the surname Woodlock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 905,412 Americans. It ranked 59,324th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Woodlock?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Woodlock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Woodlock getting more or less common?
    Less common. 356 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 341 in 2010, down 4.2%.