How common is the surname Woody?

18,434 people in the United States had the surname Woody in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,749 Americans. It ranked 1,960th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Woody most common?

Wikidata records people named Woody in the United States.

How do you pronounce Woody?

Woody is /ˈwʊdi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Woody getting more or less common?

More common. 18,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,434 in 2010, up 2.0%.

Is Woody also a first name?

Yes. Woody 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 Woody

A surname, carried by 18,434 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwʊdi/ 2 syllables Soundex W300 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). Woody is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Clipping of Woodrow + -y.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,434 people named Woody in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,749 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,069.

#1,960

rank among US surnames

18,434

people in 2010

6.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #1,825)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,951	Spicer	18,501	16,688
#1,952	Ordonez	18,498	16,691
#1,953	Chavarria	18,492	16,696
#1,954	Bryson	18,486	16,702
#1,955	Hutton	18,479	16,708
#1,956	Dobbs	18,476	16,711
#1,957	Lay	18,468	16,718

Who is named Woody

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

74% of people named Woody identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.1%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Woodys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joey Woody
American hurdler, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Woody

Woody has the Soundex code W300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W300.

Questions

Where does the surname Woody come from?: Clipping of Woodrow + -y.
How common is the surname Woody?: 18,434 people in the United States had the surname Woody in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,749 Americans. It ranked 1,960th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Woody?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Woody identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Woody?: Joey Woody, American hurdler.
Where is the surname Woody most common?: Wikidata records people named Woody in the United States.
How do you pronounce Woody?: Woody is /ˈwʊdi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Woody getting more or less common?: More common. 18,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,434 in 2010, up 2.0%.
Is Woody also a first name?: Yes. Woody 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.