How common is the last name Woodward?

35,266 people in the United States have the last name Woodward, about 1 in 8,476. It ranks #978 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WOODWARD

#978

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
35,266
About
1 in 8,476
This common or more
39.5%
Who bears it

Of the 35,266 people with the last name Woodward, 86.6% reported their origin as White, 4.7% as Black and 3.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Woodward

#976 Rasmussen · 35,292#977 Sheppard · 35,274#979 Mcpherson · 35,248#980 Brandt · 35,211

Spelled almost the same

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

#775 Woodard · 43,731#10,446 Woodyard · 2,934#59,374 Woodards · 368

Also a first name

As a first name, Woodward ranks #39,388 of 53,615, with 192 people. See Woodward as a first name

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