First Name SHERWOOD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SHERWOOD is ranked as the 2991st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,479.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.72 people named SHERWOOD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 83% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SHERWOOD is 2,891.
  • The SSA data also shows that SHERWOOD is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names SHERWOOD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,479 +/-4.8%
  • National Rank 2,991
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,891
  • National Rank 4,430
  • Percentile Rank 95.21%
  • Proportion/100k 0.91

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SHERWOOD is 78.9% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 15.1% Black, 1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SHERWOOD have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SHERWOOD is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SHERWOOD

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.9% 63.9% 15.0%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 15.1% 12.3% 2.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.6% 4.9% -3.3%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SHERWOOD is North Carolina where 584 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SHERWOOD, as 5.87 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • North Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 24 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Tennessee (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 41 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SHERWOOD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 142 1.1 93.1% Indiana 38 0.58 85.3% Iowa 37 1.2 89.0% Kansas 7 0.24 47.9% Michigan 188 1.9 96.7% Minnesota 101 1.85 94.1% Missouri 27 0.89 80.5% Nebraska 13 0.7 66.4% North Dakota 8 1.09 47.0% Ohio 143 1.23 93.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 78 1.35 92.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SHERWOOD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 142 1.1 93.1%
Indiana 38 0.58 85.3%
Iowa 37 1.2 89.0%
Kansas 7 0.24 47.9%
Michigan 188 1.9 96.7%
Minnesota 101 1.85 94.1%
Missouri 27 0.89 80.5%
Nebraska 13 0.7 66.4%
North Dakota 8 1.09 47.0%
Ohio 143 1.23 93.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 78 1.35 92.9%
West State Statistics First-Names SHERWOOD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 110 1.63 89.4% California 441 1.14 96.4% Colorado 41 0.76 83.0% Hawaii 12 0.85 68.0% Idaho 16 0.96 65.6% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 37 1.29 80.2% New Mexico 39 1.89 78.0% Oregon 51 1.29 84.4% Utah 25 0.84 73.7% Washington 80 1.13 92.3% Wyoming 9 1.6 48.6%

West States
State stats for the first name SHERWOOD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 110 1.63 89.4%
California 441 1.14 96.4%
Colorado 41 0.76 83.0%
Hawaii 12 0.85 68.0%
Idaho 16 0.96 65.6%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 37 1.29 80.2%
New Mexico 39 1.89 78.0%
Oregon 51 1.29 84.4%
Utah 25 0.84 73.7%
Washington 80 1.13 92.3%
Wyoming 9 1.6 48.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SHERWOOD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 84.7% Maine 20 1.53 69.1% Massachusetts 73 1.08 86.6% New Hampshire 9 0.7 49.1% New Jersey 146 1.63 92.0% New York 558 2.83 97.6% Pennsylvania 311 2.43 95.9% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 16 2.5 77.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SHERWOOD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 84.7%
Maine 20 1.53 69.1%
Massachusetts 73 1.08 86.6%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 49.1%
New Jersey 146 1.63 92.0%
New York 558 2.83 97.6%
Pennsylvania 311 2.43 95.9%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 16 2.5 77.1%
South State Statistics First-Names SHERWOOD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 75 1.54 90.4% Arkansas 26 0.86 79.3% Delaware 11 1.14 78.7% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 444 2.23 97.7% Georgia 57 0.56 88.7% Kentucky 19 0.44 75.3% Louisiana 100 2.16 91.0% Maryland 109 1.82 93.3% Mississippi 27 0.89 80.5% North Carolina 584 5.87 97.9% Oklahoma 7 0.18 48.4% South Carolina 136 2.81 92.6% Tennessee 10 0.16 67.9% Texas 319 1.18 96.6% Virginia 223 2.67 94.9% West Virginia 55 2.95 82.1%

South States
State stats for the first name SHERWOOD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 75 1.54 90.4%
Arkansas 26 0.86 79.3%
Delaware 11 1.14 78.7%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 444 2.23 97.7%
Georgia 57 0.56 88.7%
Kentucky 19 0.44 75.3%
Louisiana 100 2.16 91.0%
Maryland 109 1.82 93.3%
Mississippi 27 0.89 80.5%
North Carolina 584 5.87 97.9%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 48.4%
South Carolina 136 2.81 92.6%
Tennessee 10 0.16 67.9%
Texas 319 1.18 96.6%
Virginia 223 2.67 94.9%
West Virginia 55 2.95 82.1%
 

Full Names with SHERWOOD as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SHERWOOD as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SHERWOOD.

The most popular full name is SHERWOOD Smith. 1.61% of all the people named SHERWOOD have this family name.

There are 838 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SHERWOOD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SHERWOOD Smith 1.61%
2 SHERWOOD Johnson 1.36%
3 SHERWOOD Anderson 0.85%
4 SHERWOOD Brown 0.85%
5 SHERWOOD Hall 0.76%
6 SHERWOOD Scott 0.68%
7 SHERWOOD Adams 0.51%
8 SHERWOOD Allen 0.51%
9 SHERWOOD Carter 0.51%
10 SHERWOOD Harris 0.51%
11 SHERWOOD Lee 0.51%
12 SHERWOOD Gray 0.42%
13 SHERWOOD Green 0.42%
14 SHERWOOD Hill 0.42%
15 SHERWOOD Jackson 0.42%
16 SHERWOOD Peters 0.42%
17 SHERWOOD Reed 0.42%
18 SHERWOOD Sherman 0.42%
19 SHERWOOD Thompson 0.42%
20 SHERWOOD Williams 0.42%

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