How common is the surname Woodrow?

2,723 people in the United States had the surname Woodrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. It ranked 11,543rd of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Woodrow?

Woodrow is /ˈwʊd.roʊ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Woodrow getting more or less common?

More common. 2,663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,723 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Woodrow also a first name?

Yes. Woodrow is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Woodrow

A place surname, carried by 2,723 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwʊd.roʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex W360 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woodrow is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

From wood + row.

Woodrow is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,723 people named Woodrow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,663.

#11,543

rank among US surnames

2,723

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,964)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,534	Haigh	2,727	113,218
#11,537	Ritenour	2,726	113,260
#11,540	Pardee	2,725	113,301
#11,543	Woodrow	2,723	113,384
#11,550	Comerford	2,722	113,426

Who is named Woodrow

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

87% of people named Woodrow identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Woodrow come from?: From wood + row.
How common is the surname Woodrow?: 2,723 people in the United States had the surname Woodrow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 113,384 Americans. It ranked 11,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Woodrow?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Woodrow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Woodrow?: Woodrow is /ˈwʊd.roʊ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Woodrow?: Woodrow is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Woodrow getting more or less common?: More common. 2,663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,723 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Woodrow also a first name?: Yes. Woodrow is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.