Woddell Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Woddell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Odell,' a parish in Bedfordshire. For proof, v. Odell. Waddle is a natural variant, but seems confined to America.

Robert de Wadhulle, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1658.

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Woddell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Woddell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Odell,' a parish in Bedfordshire. For proof, v. Odell. Waddle is a natural variant, but seems confined to America.

Robert de Wadhulle, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1658. Married — John Waddell and Mary Saint: Reg. Canterbury Cathedral.

1706. Married — William Waddell and Alice Ball: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1764. — Adam Waddell and Helen Elliot: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A form of Waddell, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Woddell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Woddell Come From? nationality or country of origin

Woddell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woddell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Woddell are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Woddell is mostly concentrated in: California, where 30 percent are found, West Virginia, where 20 percent are found and Kansas, where 10 percent are found.

Woddell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woddell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woddell last name fell 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woddell Last Name Statistics demography

Woddell earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.41% less than the national average, earning $23,986 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wooddell931,376/
Wodell92100/
Woddel920/
Wooddelll880/
Waddell8641,301/
Weddell863,269/
Woodell862,140/
Woddill868/
Wuddell862/
Boddell861/
Woedell861/
Wooddel861/
Wodel839/
Whaddell801/
Waaddell800/
Wheddell800/
Bodell772,702/
Wedell771,490/
Wadell77847/
Weddel77568/
Waddel77552/
Woodel77244/
Wodill7739/
Wuddel7726/
Wudell7723/
Vodell772/
Boddel772/
Woidel772/
Woudel772/
Waddll771/
Woodll770/
Weddll770/
Woddil770/
Bouddeell750/
Wodl7356/
Boydell711,623/
Waddill71920/
Woodill71456/
Buddell71248/
Woodiel71156/
Boodell7187/
Boudell7119/
Woidill7113/
Waedell7112/
Baddell719/
Bodelll714/
Boddill713/
Woydill712/
Weddill711/
Wuedell711/
Bouddel711/
Voudell711/
Wadeell711/
Woodeel711/
Weedell711/
Waudell711/
Vaddell711/
Boidell710/
Waddiel710/
Voidell710/
Watdell710/
Wedel6710,283/
Wadel671,426/
Bodel671,003/
Wudel67429/
Vodel67107/
Woedl6773/
Wedll6746/
Wädel6718/
Wodyl676/
Woodl674/
Woodgill674/
Uoddl671/
Wodlt671/
Wadll670/
Weddl670/

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