Woffenden Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Woffenden Surname Definition:

An assimilated form of Wolfenden, q.v.

Woffenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:225,57918,901
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Wales101:309,45316,869
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Woffenden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An assimilated form of Wolfenden, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woffenden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woffenden is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woffenden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 694,796th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Woffenden live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

Woffenden is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 225,579. In England Woffenden is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 30 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 15 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Woffenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woffenden has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woffenden last name contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 445 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woffenden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woffenden last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woffenden earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning $47,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wooffenden950/
Wofenden943/
Woffinden89593/
Woofenden89108/
Woffendin8953/
Woffendem891/
Waffenden890/
Wooffinden8458/
Wofinden8220/
Woffindin78176/
Waffinden781/
Woofinden780/
Wooffindin74146/
Woodfinden7494/
Bafenden711/
Woofindin674/

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