Woodson is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Woodson
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Woodson

How popular is Woodson?

Woodson is common in United States.

Woodson is ranked 24068 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Woodson bearers increased by 4.522308 per cent in 2010 US census to 17242 since 2000, the surname slipped by 84 spots and ranked at 2098. The last name was found in around 58 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 54.01 54.08
White 39.81 41.6
Others 3.14 2.33
Hispanic or Latino 2.31 1.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.34
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.34 0.31
Woodson is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Liberia is ahead in terms of density. Around 21345 people have been found who wears Woodson as their family name. Woodson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
2,011 South Korea4
1,014,159 India4
14,054 China3
127,708 Czech Republic3
184,212 France3
19,093 Finland2
37,372 Georgia2
91,784 Netherlands2
18,625 Japan2
40,064 Nigeria2
17,547 Colombia2
15,162 Costa Rica1
9,116 Nicaragua1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
492,292 Ukraine1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
531 Greenland1
5,467 Haiti1
16,640 Hong Kong1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
56,169 Mexico1
169,904 Brazil1
11,510 Oman1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
24,421 Slovakia1
91,024 Belgium1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,927 England43
71,059 Australia24
886 United States Virgin Islands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,037 Canada80
Countries with hundreds of Woodson:
7,729 Ghana320
31,070 Turkey140
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Woodson:
480 Liberia1,377
Countries with ten thousands of Woodson:
2,105 United States19,156
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Woodson Namesakes

  • Abe Woodson, Football player
  • Aliah Woodson, Ali-Ollie Woodson's daughter
  • Vertner Woodson Tandy, Architect
  • Sarah Jane Woodson Early, Author
  • April Woodson, Charles Woodson's wife
  • Ali-Ollie Woodson, Singer
  • J. Belmont Woodson, Politician
  • Carter G. Woodson, Historian
  • Wayne Woodson, Film actor
  • Rod Woodson, Football player

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