Woodford Forename

464,438th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Woodford Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] ford in the forest.

Woodford Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
2751:1,318,31625,181
Canada-431:770,54417,139
Solomon Islands-101:58,0963,433
England
100%
61:9,267,15467,986
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Jamaica
100%
21:1,441,61415,741
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
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Woodford (15,164) may also be a surname.

Woodford Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] ford in the forest.

— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
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Woodford Forename Popularity

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Woodford Demographics

Woodford Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 65 (2014)

United States
Average

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Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wodford931/
Woodfort881/
Woodfurd881/
Wadford804/
Bodford802/
Wotford801/
Watford6741/
Budford6710/
Badford674/
Whatford632/
Baadford631/
Butford531/
Budforth501/
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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woodford