Wodruff Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Wodruff Surname Definition:
(English)WooD-REEVE; Wood- IBailiff; Forester [Old English wudu + ge)réfa, ge)ræfa] Woodreve.—the woodman, the forester of the Midland Counties.—Surrey Provincialisms (English Dialectal Soc.).
Spent upon our wood reefe for coming to give us notice of some abuses done to our wood.
Read More About This SurnameWodruff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Wodruff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English)WooD-REEVE; Wood- IBailiff; Forester [Old English wudu + ge)réfa, ge)ræfa] Woodreve.—the woodman, the forester of the Midland Counties.—Surrey Provincialisms (English Dialectal Soc.).
Spent upon our wood reefe for coming to give us notice of some abuses done to our wood.—MS. Accts. (1643), St. John’s Hosp., Cant.; Dict. Kent. Dialectal, p. 191.
It is improbable that the plant-name ‘woodruff,’ Old English wudurofe, has had any influence on the weak forms of this surname in -roff(e, -ruff(e, etc.
Wodruff Demographics
Average Wodruff Salary in
United States
$49,729 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wodruff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wodruff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wodruff is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wodruff? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wodruff are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Wodruff is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 18 percent are found, District of Columbia, where 9 percent are found and Kentucky, where 9 percent are found.
Wodruff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wodruff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wodruff Last Name Statistics demography
Wodruff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $49,729 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff | 93 | 39,791 | / |
| Woddruff | 93 | 10 | / |
| Wodruf | 92 | 2 | / |
| Woodruffe | 88 | 543 | / |
| Wooddruff | 88 | 27 | / |
| Woodrouff | 88 | 5 | / |
| Woodrruff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Woodruf | 86 | 44 | / |
| Woodruft | 80 | 6 | / |
| Woodrufs | 80 | 6 | / |
| Woodruuf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woodrusf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woodrouf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wuddruff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wooddruf | 80 | 0 | / |
| Voodrouff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woodrooff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woodrooffe | 71 | 44 | / |
| Vadruff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Woodroof | 67 | 865 | / |
| Woodroofe | 63 | 325 | / |
| Wodrow | 62 | 15 | / |
| Bodruv | 62 | 1 | / |
| Woodrow | 57 | 9,861 | / |
| Wadroub | 57 | 1 | / |
| Woodroow | 53 | 1 | / |
| Woodrrow | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wooddrow | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bouddroub | 50 | 1 | / |
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