Last Name WOODARD

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Odard, or Wodard. There are two other possible sources of the name. An abbreviation of Woodward and the wood-herd, probably a hog-tender.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 696 (2000 US census) 586 (1990 US census)
Count 44,830 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 62.49%, or 28014 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 33.58%, or 15054 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.3%, or 134 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.49%, or 220 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.72%, or 771 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.41%, or 632 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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