Find out how popular the last name Linwood is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Linwood.

Linwood, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Linwood surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Linwood in America

Linwood is the 33731st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Linwood surname appeared 675 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Linwood.

We can also compare 2010 data for Linwood to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Linwood

The surname Linwood is believed to have originated in England. It is a locational surname, derived from the place name Linwood, which is found in various parts of the country, including Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire. The name is thought to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name Linwood is believed to be derived from the Old English words "lind," meaning a lime tree, and "wudu," meaning a wood or forest. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a lime tree wood or a settlement located near a lime tree grove.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Linwood can be found in the Lincolnshire Subsidy Rolls of 1327, where a certain Willelmus de Lyndewode is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by the early 14th century.

In the 15th century, the Linwood surname appeared in the records of the Paston Letters, a collection of correspondence between members of the Paston family of Norfolk. This indicates that the name was present in East Anglia during this time period.

Notable individuals with the surname Linwood throughout history include:

1. William Lyndwood (c. 1375 - 1446), an English ecclesiastical lawyer and Bishop of St. David's.
2. Sir Thomas Linwood (c. 1580 - 1645), an English politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1628.
3. Robert Linwood (1784 - 1853), a Scottish Presbyterian minister and author.
4. Mary Anne Linwood (1755 - 1845), an English embroideress known for her needle-paintings depicting biblical scenes.
5. William Linwood (1817 - 1891), an English mathematician and educator who taught at Cambridge University.

The Linwood surname has also been associated with certain place names, such as Linwood in Renfrewshire, Scotland, and Linwood in Lincolnshire, England. These locations may have influenced the spread and adoption of the surname in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Linwood

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Linwood.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Linwood was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Linwood has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Linwood was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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