Wood-Roe Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wood-Roe Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Wood & Roe.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wood-Roe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Wood-Roe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wood-Roe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wood-Roe has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wood-Roe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Wood-Roe occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Wood-Roe live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Wood-Roe is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England Wood-Roe is mostly found in: West Sussex, where 62 percent reside, Surrey, where 31 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 4 percent reside. Barring England this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wood-Rowe946/
Woodroe9336/
Woodrowe881/
Woodro864/
Woodre861/
Woodrey80112/
Woodare809/
Woodroy803/
Woodaro801/
Woodore800/
Woodree800/
Woodrie800/
Wodre773/
Wodro771/
Woodr771/
Woodware754/
Woodwaro751/
Woodoore751/
Woodhere751/
Woodarre751/
Woodreau750/
Wodere712,101/
Wodero71826/
Wooder71418/
Woodry7160/
Woodor7126/
Woduro7119/
Widroe7115/
Woodar7114/
Woodra7111/
Wodiro717/
Wotoro715/
Wotore712/
Woodri712/
Wodoro711/
Woodrw711/
Woodrow Y711/
Woodyr710/
Woodier67458/
Woodyer67192/
Woodtor6783/
Woodray6744/
Woodyar6733/
Wotoire6721/
Wodarou6719/
Woodery6716/
Wideroe6714/
Woodwar6714/
Woderou676/
Woderie674/
Woodwor674/
Woodari673/
Woodhur673/
Waotoro671/
Wodarey671/
Woodara671/
Woodaru671/
Woodiry671/
Woodwyr671/
Wotorou671/
Woudrou671/
Woodera670/
Woddroo670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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 Wood-Roe
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