How common is the last name Woodruff?

24,934 people in the United States have the last name Woodruff, about 1 in 11,988. It ranks #1,396 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WOODRUFF

#1,396

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
24,934
About
1 in 11,988
This common or more
43.6%
Who bears it

Of the 24,934 people with the last name Woodruff, 80% reported their origin as White, 11.7% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Woodruff, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Woodruff ranks #48,840 of 53,615, with 129 people. See Woodruff as a first name

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