Explore the Family Name Woodfin
The meaning of Woodfin
English (Cheshire and Shropshire): of uncertain origin. It looks like it should be from an unrecorded Middle English form of Old English wudu-fīn ‘wood heap, wood pile’, possibly therefore for someone who lived at or near a wood pile, but no medieval bearers of such a name have been found. It may therefore be an altered form of another name, such as Woodfall or its variant Woodfield, with the common subsitution of /n/ for /l/.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Woodfin in the United States?
The surname Woodfin, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000 it was ranked as the 14,302nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 15,127th position, representing a 5.77% decrease. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Woodfin surname increased slightly during this period, from 1,921 individuals in 2000 to 1,949 in 2010, an increase of 1.46%. However, when considering the proportion of Woodfins per 100,000 individuals, there was a decrease of 7.04%, falling from 0.71 in 2000 to 0.66 in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #14,302 | #15,127 | -5.77% |
| Count | 1,921 | 1,949 | 1.46% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.71 | 0.66 | -7.04% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Woodfin
In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts among those bearing the Woodfin surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority were identified as White (84.15% in 2010, down from 85.63% in 2000), there were also increases in other categories. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races nearly doubled, increasing 87.18% to 2.92% in 2010. There was also a modest increase in Hispanic representation, which rose from 1.20% to 1.59%, a 32.50% change. Meanwhile, the percentage of Woodfins identifying as Black decreased slightly from 11.14% in 2000 to 10.67% in 2010. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities was suppressed in 2000, but by 2010 these groups represented 0.31% and 0.36% respectively.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 85.63% | 84.15% | -1.73% |
| Black | 11.14% | 10.67% | -4.22% |
| Two or More Races | 1.56% | 2.92% | 87.18% |
| Hispanic | 1.2% | 1.59% | 32.5% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.36% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.31% | 0% |