Last Name ATWOOD

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Meaning Local: At the wood, from residence thereby. Atwood has ramified strongly in Boston and its district.
Local: At (the) wood.
Origin English

Rank 1,977 (2000 US census) 1,709 (1990 US census)
Count 16,754 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.38%, or 15477 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.66%, or 613 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.35%, or 59 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.61%, or 102 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.33%, or 223 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.67%, or 280 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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