How common is the last name Woods?

172,463 people in the United States have the last name Woods, about 1 in 1,733. It ranks #147 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WOODS

#147

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
172,463
About
1 in 1,733
This common or more
19.8%
Who bears it

Of the 172,463 people with the last name Woods, 55.8% reported their origin as White, 34.3% as Black and 5.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Woods

#145 Mcdonald · 172,700#146 Harrison · 172,637#148 Washington · 172,075#149 Kennedy · 171,457

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Woods, most common first.

#53,103 Woodis · 421

Also a first name

As a first name, Woods ranks #23,902 of 53,615, with 407 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 127 births. See Woods as a first name

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