WOODS is ranked as the 164th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 173,445.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 54.4 people named WOODS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WOODS is
199,366, the rank is 133
and the proportion per 100k Americans named WOODS is 62.58.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
WOODS is
60.7% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
34.7% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.9% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% 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 WOODS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name WOODS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WOODS
The state with the most people named
WOODS is
Texas where
16,145 people have this name.
Tennessee is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named WOODS, as
131.75 in every 100,000
Tennesseans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Tennessee 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
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Minnesota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name WOODS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
7,672
59.57
99.9%
Indiana
5,044
76.47
99.9%
Iowa
1,810
58.24
99.8%
Kansas
1,723
59.33
99.7%
Michigan
5,640
56.92
99.9%
Minnesota
1,224
22.42
99.7%
Missouri
3,650
121.89
99.7%
Nebraska
637
33.87
99.4%
North Dakota
193
26.1
97.6%
Ohio
7,665
66.11
99.9%
South Dakota
248
29.02
98.4%
Wisconsin
1,366
23.73
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name WOODS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
478
64.86
99.2%
Arizona
3,308
49.14
99.8%
California
15,739
40.56
99.9%
Colorado
2,316
43.25
99.8%
Hawaii
494
34.78
99.3%
Idaho
867
53.02
99.5%
Montana
541
52.88
99.5%
Nevada
1,550
54.59
99.8%
New Mexico
946
45.34
99.3%
Oregon
2,469
62.2
99.8%
Utah
1,052
35.74
99.1%
Washington
3,624
51.32
99.9%
Wyoming
364
62.26
99.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name WOODS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WOODS as a last 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 WOODS.
The most popular full name is James WOODS.
1.92% of all the people named WOODS
have this given name.
There are 4614 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WOODS