Explore the Family Name Packwood

The meaning of Packwood

English: habitational name from a place in Warwickshire, so named from the Old English personal name Paca + wudu ‘wood’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Packwood has seen some changes in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 27,945 in the United States, while a decade later in 2010, it dropped slightly to rank 28,023. This represents a marginal decline of 0.28 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname Packwood increased from 808 in 2000 to 855 in 2010, showing a growth of 5.82 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the surname Packwood decreased by 3.33 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,945	#28,023	-0.28%
Count	808	855	5.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Packwood

Concerning ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals shifts among those with the surname Packwood between 2000 and 2010. The proportion identifying as White increased slightly from 87.38 percent to 88.30 percent. Those identifying as Black also saw an increase, moving from 5.57 percent to 6.43 percent. However, the percentages of those identifying as Hispanic and those identifying with two or more races both declined, falling by 9.43 and 30.21 percent respectively. The 2010 Census showed no individuals with the surname Packwood identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, where there had been small percentages in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.38%	88.3%	1.05%
Black	5.57%	6.43%	15.44%
Hispanic	2.97%	2.69%	-9.43%
Two or More Races	2.35%	1.64%	-30.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.11%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0%	0%