How common is the surname Woolard?

5,296 people in the United States had the surname Woolard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,298 Americans. It ranked 6,417th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Woolard?

Jamal Woolard, American actor and musician.

Where is the surname Woolard most common?

Wikidata records people named Woolard in the United States.

Is the surname Woolard getting more or less common?

More common. 5,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,296 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Woolard

A surname, carried by 5,296 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W463

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woolard is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,296 people named Woolard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,298 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,205.

#6,417

rank among US surnames

5,296

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,078)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,409	Muncy	5,308	58,166
#6,410	Schütz	5,307	58,177
#6,411	Reavis	5,305	58,199
#6,412	Moskowitz	5,304	58,210
#6,413	Hinman	5,303	58,221
#6,414	D'Elia	5,301	58,243
#6,416	Mick	5,299	58,265

Who is named Woolard

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

86% of people named Woolard identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Woolards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jamal Woolard
American actor and musician, born 1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Woolard

Woolard has the Soundex code W463, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W463.

Questions

How common is the surname Woolard?: 5,296 people in the United States had the surname Woolard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,298 Americans. It ranked 6,417th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Woolard?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Woolard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Woolard?: Jamal Woolard, American actor and musician.
Where is the surname Woolard most common?: Wikidata records people named Woolard in the United States.
Is the surname Woolard getting more or less common?: More common. 5,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,296 in 2010, up 1.7%.