Explore the Family Name Earwood

The meaning of Earwood

English (Hampshire): variant of Erwood, a habitational name from Arnewood in Hordle, Hampshire.

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How common is the last name Earwood in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Earwood has experienced a slight decline over the past decade. In 2000, Earwood ranked as the 16,646th most popular surname, but by 2010 it slipped to the 17,530th position, marking a decrease of 5.31%. However, the actual count of people with this surname slightly increased from 1,585 in 2000 to 1,606 in 2010, showing an increase of 1.32%. Despite this, the proportion of the name per 100,000 residents declined by 8.47% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,646	#17,530	-5.31%
Count	1,585	1,606	1.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.54	-8.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Earwood

The ethnic identity associated with the Earwood surname also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group identifying as Earwood remained those of White ethnicity, although its proportion decreased by 3.45% from 95.58% in 2000 to 92.28% in 2010. Notably, there was a significant increase in the percentage of people of Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or More Races affiliations. The former group grew by 55.26%, while the latter more than doubled at 114.48%. The proportion of Hispanics bearing the name also rose by 29.75%, while the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations just started recording their presence in the name's demographic in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	92.28%	-3.45%
Two or More Races	1.45%	3.11%	114.48%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.05%	29.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.76%	1.18%	55.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.75%	0%
Black	0%	0.62%	0%