Explore the Family Name Woodberry

The meaning of Woodberry

English (Devon, Gloucestershire, and Somerset): variant of Woodbury. History: William Woodberry, from Somerset, England, was one of the founders of the settlement at Beverley, MA, in 1628.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Woodberry has seen some fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 13,058th in terms of its prevalence in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped slightly to 13,349th, a decline of 2.23%. Despite this dip in ranking, the number of people with the Woodberry surname actually increased from 2,151 in 2000 to 2,284 in 2010, showing a growth of 6.18%. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of people named Woodberry per 100,000 residents shrunk by 3.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,058	#13,349	-2.23%
Count	2,151	2,284	6.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.77	-3.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Woodberry

The ethnic identity associated with the Woodberry surname also experienced shifts during this decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this last name identified as Black, although the percentage fell slightly from 79.64% in 2000 to 78.28% in 2010. Those identifying as White remained nearly stable at around 16.5%. Notably, those reporting Hispanic ethnicity rose substantially from 1.21% in 2000 to 2.06% in 2010, an increase of 70.25%. There was also an increase in the percentage identifying with two or more races, growing from 2.19% to 2.80%. No individuals reported being of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	79.64%	78.28%	-1.71%
White	16.5%	16.42%	-0.48%
Two or More Races	2.19%	2.8%	27.85%
Hispanic	1.21%	2.06%	70.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%