The Wooden surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,547 people carried this name — #4,702 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,100 people counted. That is up 11% from 6,796 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

51 families named Wooden, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 294 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 23
New York 11
Maryland 8
Virginia 4
Massachusetts 2
Vermont 1
Pennsylvania 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 269 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Wooden in American newspapers,
1898–1918.

Newspaper page from The Democratic Advocate carrying the name Wooden
The Democratic Advocate 1918-11-01
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Wooden
Evening Star 1908-06-02
Newspaper page from The Daily Morning Astorian carrying the name Wooden
The Daily Morning Astorian 1898-11-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 476 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wooden in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

3,938 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wooden. The most, 640, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,929
Victoria 360
Queensland 232
South Australia 149
Tasmania 140
Western Australia 111
ACT (Canberra) 14
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wooden.

Who carried it

People named Wooden,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Wooden
    Charles Wooden 1829–1876 · military personnel
  • John Wooden
    John Wooden 1910–2010 · writer
  • Earl Wooden 1893–1952 · scenographer
  • McKinley Wooden 1895–1998
  • Nashom Wooden 1970–2020 · drag queen

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wooden,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States443 records

443 records of the Wooden name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 198
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 120
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 48
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 41
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 19
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harlon D. Wooden

    Born 1919 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1943 at Shreveport, Louisiana; paper mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charlie K. Wooden

    Born 1946; from Albany, Georgia. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died in an accident 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Wooden

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool, aged 22; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 443 records for Wooden in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada55 records

55 records of the Wooden name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 49
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Stephen Wooden

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Scan, bound for Woodstock, Ontario; England.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Wooden

    Killed in 1918 at the Greenwood Mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Charles William Wooden

    Died 1957; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 55 records for Wooden in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Wooden name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John James Wooden

    Arrived in Victoria in 1869 aboard the Agamemnon, aged 28.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Wooden

    Of Old Junee, New South Wales; died 1887.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Minnie Martha Wooden

    Teacher in Queensland in 1876.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Wooden in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Wooden name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. A. Wooden

    Rifle Brigade. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. J. Wooden

    Driver, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. T. Wooden

    Welsh Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Wooden in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Wooden name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ronald James Wooden

    Died 1997, aged 76; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Wooden name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Margaret Joan Wooden

    In the population register of Utrecht; born in Shortlands.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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Surnames next to Wooden.

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