Worldwide, Linwood (Linwood 
) is quite a common male first name. The first name Linwood is characteristic of Northern America, particularly the United States, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Canada, where it is a very rare masculine name. Much less frequently, Linwood is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Linwood | United Kingdom, Kenya, Malaysia, Australia, United States |
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linwood clark American politician (1876-1965), US (b. 1876) |
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| linwood clark borum American artist (b. 1898) |
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linwood h. rose President of James Madison University (b. 1951) |
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| linwood g. dunn American special effects pioneer, US (b. 1904) |
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linwood barclay American born, Canadian humourist, author and former columnist., US (b. 1955) |
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linwood pendleton American environmental economist, US (b. 1964) |
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| linwood anthony lipanovic New Zealand artist (1915-2003), NZ (b. 1915) |
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linwood fiedler musher, US |
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| linwood m. higgins American politician, US (b. 1948) |
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| linwood earl briley American Serial Killer; member of "Briley Brothers" gang (b. 1954) |
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| linwood boomer Canadian television creator, US (b. 1955) |
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| elliott linwood American artist, US (b. 1956) |
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| linwood forte American serial killer on death row (b. 1964) |
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| linwood davis college basketball player (1980–1983) Jacksonville |
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| linwood moye college basketball player (1985–1986) South Carolina |
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