How Many People Are Named Edward Wood?

There are approximately 513 people named Edward Wood living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 668,137 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Edward with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wood. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

513

1 in 668,137 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Edward

Last Name

Wood

Edward: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Edward. The peak year was 1924 with 21,223 births. The average person named Edward today is 59 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Edward

In the 2020 Census, the first name Edward was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.20%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (10.78%) and Black (10.37%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Edward in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Edward rose or fell over time.

White

73.20%

Black

10.37%

Hispanic

10.78%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.80%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.57%

Two or More Races

2.29%

Ancestry of the Wood Surname

The surname Wood was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Wood in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

85.60%

Black

5.23%

Hispanic

3.45%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.83%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.76%

Two or More Races

4.13%

How we calculated this

The first name "Edward" has an estimated frequency of 0.187% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Wood" appears at a rate of 79.94 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Edward are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 513 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Edward

Edward Smith Edward Johnson Edward Williams Edward Brown Edward Jones Edward Garcia Edward Robinson Edward Hall

Other people with the surname Wood

Michael Wood James Wood John Wood David Wood Robert Wood William Wood Eric Wood

Edward Wood: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Edward Wood?

We estimate approximately 513 people named Edward Wood are alive in the United States today. The first name Edward is shared by 641,974 Americans, and the surname Wood is shared by 274,008.

How rare is the name Edward Wood?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 668,137 Americans. The first name Edward is very common and the surname Wood is common.

Is Edward a male or female name?

Edward is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1924 and the average bearer today is 59 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Edward?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Edward was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.20%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (10.78%) and Black (10.37%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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