Explore the Family Name Wellwood

The meaning of Wellwood

Scottish (Fife): 1. probably a habitational name from an unidentified place, evidently named with Older Scots well ‘well’ + wuid ‘wood’. 2. perhaps an occupational name from Middle English wel(le) + ward ‘keeper’, denoting a local official with responsibility for looking after a well.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wellwood saw a slight change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Wellwood was ranked 69,428th in terms of name prevalence in the United States. By 2010, it had slipped slightly to 71,265th, a decrease of 2.65%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of individuals with the Wellwood surname increased from 264 in 2000 to 274 in 2010, marking a growth of 3.79%. However, when scaled to the proportion per 100,000 individuals, there was a minor decrease of 10%, going from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,428	#71,265	-2.65%
Count	264	274	3.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wellwood

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Wellwood surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, a notable shift can be traced from 2000 to 2010. The majority of Wellwoods identified as White, though that percentage decreased from 93.18% in 2000 to 89.05% in 2010. Simultaneously, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 5.68% in 2000 to 7.66% in 2010, a significant growth of 34.86%. No Wellwoods identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.18%	89.05%	-4.43%
Hispanic	5.68%	7.66%	34.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%