Bill Sherwood
There are approximately 5 people named Bill Sherwood living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bill with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sherwood. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Bill
76K
Alive today
Named Sherwood
24K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 76K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 70
Top Census group: White (84.2%)
Estimated bearers: 24K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,686
Per 100K: 6.98
Top ancestry: White (87.4%)
First name trend
Bill: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bill. The peak year was 1947 with 4,688 births. The average person named Bill today is 70 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bill
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Bill, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bill described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Bill at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.2% · 65,489
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 3,566
- Black or African American4.4% · 3,430
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 2,701
- Two or more races2.3% · 1,801
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 825
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Sherwood surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Sherwood, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 87.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Sherwood described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Sherwood at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White87.4% · 18,229
- Hispanic or Latino4.1% · 851
- Two or more races3.8% · 787
- Black or African American2.9% · 611
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 220
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 159
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Bill has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0222% of the US population, based on 76,202 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Bill right now.
The surname Sherwood appears at a rate of 6.98 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0070%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Bill Sherwood. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Bill Sherwood: questions and answers
How many people are named Bill Sherwood?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Bill Sherwood. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0222%) with the surname frequency (6.98 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Bill Sherwood?
We classify Bill Sherwood as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Bill a male or female name?
Bill is predominantly male. Out of 161,173 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Bill profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Bill Sherwood?
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