Explore the Family Name Silverwood

The meaning of Silverwood

English: habitational name from one or more places called with Middle English silver ‘silver’ (Old English seolfor) + wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu), presumably referring to the color of birch trees. One source of the surname appears to be a lost place in Greasley (Nottinghamshire), on the edge of Sherwood Forest. Another source may be Silver Wood in Ravenfield (Yorkshire), and there may have been yet another in the Craven area of Yorkshire. The surname was sometimes shortened to Silwood and Selwood.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Silverwood" saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 61,376th most popular surname in 2000, it fell to the 64,054th spot by 2010, marking a decrease of 4.36%. However, despite the lower ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 306 to 311 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#64,054	-4.36%
Count	306	311	1.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Silverwood

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Silverwood" is predominantly White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, approximately 98.04% of those with the Silverwood surname identified as White. By 2010, this percentage had slightly decreased to 96.46%. There were no significant changes or counts reported for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.04%	96.46%	-1.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%