How common is the surname Woodson?

17,242 people in the United States had the surname Woodson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,907 Americans. It ranked 2,098th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Woodson?

Jacqueline Woodson, American children's writer and novelist (born 1963), followed by Mike Woodson.

Where is the surname Woodson most common?

Wikidata records people named Woodson in the United States.

Is the surname Woodson getting more or less common?

More common. 16,496 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,242 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Woodson

A surname, carried by 17,242 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woodson is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,242 people named Woodson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,907 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,496.

#2,098

rank among US surnames

17,242

people in 2010

5.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,014)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,089	Bagley	17,324	17,822
#2,090	Montero	17,314	17,832
#2,091	Stringer	17,300	17,847
#2,092	Whitt	17,293	17,854
#2,093	Eckert	17,269	17,879
#2,095	McGovern	17,257	17,891
#2,096	Boykin	17,255	17,893

Who is named Woodson

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

54% of people named Woodson identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 54%
White (not Hispanic) 40%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Woodsons

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jacqueline Woodson
American children's writer and novelist (born 1963)
Mike Woodson
American basketball player and coach, born 1958
Carter Godwin Woodson
American historian, writer, and journalist (1875–1950)
Charles Woodson
American football player (born 1976)
Robert Everard Woodson
American botanist (1904–1963)
Rod Woodson
American football player and coach (born 1965)
Silas Woodson
American politician (1819-1896)
Sarah Jane Woodson Early
American writer (1825-1907)

Questions

How common is the surname Woodson?: 17,242 people in the United States had the surname Woodson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,907 Americans. It ranked 2,098th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Woodson?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Woodson identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Woodson?: Jacqueline Woodson, American children's writer and novelist (born 1963), followed by Mike Woodson.
Where is the surname Woodson most common?: Wikidata records people named Woodson in the United States.
Is the surname Woodson getting more or less common?: More common. 16,496 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,242 in 2010, up 4.5%.