Woodall Surname
Approximately 29,572 people bear this surname
Woodall Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the woodhall,' from residence therein or thereby. Doubtless several places would bear this title, and each might originate a surname; compare Wodehouse.
Adam de Wodhall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameWoodall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,303 | 1:16,252 | 2,061 |
| England | 4,783 | 1:11,649 | 1,716 |
| Australia | 1,266 | 1:21,324 | 2,959 |
| Canada | 527 | 1:69,916 | 8,014 |
| New Zealand | 177 | 1:25,584 | 4,487 |
| Wales | 106 | 1:29,194 | 2,998 |
| Scotland | 82 | 1:65,290 | 5,179 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Barbados | 12 | 1:23,954 | 1,149 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,372 | 1:10,276 | 1,555 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,717 | 1:18,483 | 2,340 |
Woodall (51) may also be a first name.
Woodall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the woodhall,' from residence therein or thereby. Doubtless several places would bear this title, and each might originate a surname; compare Wodehouse.
Adam de Wodhall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Matilda atte Wodhall, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
1600. William Woodhall, Essex, Register of the University of Oxford.
1613. Thomas Woodall (Hertfordshire) and Alice Jeffereys: Marriage Lic. (London).
For Woodhall, q.v.
(English) One who came from Woodale (wolves’valley), in Yorkshire; dweller at the hall by the wood.
From Woodhall; a location name in Lincolnshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire.
Woodall Demographics
Average Male Woodall Height
177.02 cm
Average Female Woodall Height
163.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Woodall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woodall is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodall? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,640th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 246,434 people. The last name Woodall occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Woodall live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Woodall is also the 1,396,783rd most common first name in the world, held by 51 people.
The surname Woodall is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 22,303 people, or 1 in 16,252. In The United States Woodall is most numerous in: Georgia, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Woodall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Woodall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woodall surname grew 821 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 312 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Woodall Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Woodall surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Woodall surname are 16.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.31% registered with the political party.
The amount Woodall earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning R 225,948 per year; in United States they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $41,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning $54,791 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhall | 93 | 3,317 | / |
| Wooddall | 93 | 118 | / |
| Woodasll | 93 | 1 | / |
| Woodal | 92 | 92 | / |
| Wodall | 92 | 16 | / |
| Woodhalll | 88 | 5 | / |
| Woodahl | 86 | 45 | / |
| Woddall | 86 | 12 | / |
| Woodoll | 86 | 5 | / |
| Woodale | 86 | 5 | / |
| Woodhal | 86 | 3 | / |
| Woodald | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woodail | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woudall | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wooddal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wodal | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wooddale | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wooddail | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wooddalt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woodhale | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wojdal | 77 | 386 | / |
| Wodahl | 77 | 36 | / |
| Bodall | 77 | 30 | / |
| Vodall | 77 | 10 | / |
| Woydal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wodale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wadall | 77 | 2 | / |
| Voodal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woidal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boodal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wodoll | 77 | 0 | / |
| Woddail | 71 | 45 | / |
| Wasdall | 71 | 29 | / |
| Wadalle | 71 | 24 | / |
| Boydall | 71 | 22 | / |
| Waddall | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bodhall | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wodeale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boudall | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boodaal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boodhal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadaill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woudale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waudall | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wotdahl | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bodal | 67 | 1,396 | / |
| Wadal | 67 | 604 | / |
| Vodal | 67 | 74 | / |
| Wodál | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wasdallh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woodhole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahdallh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wudal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voudalle | 67 | 1 | / |
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Woodall Reference & Research
Woodward/Woodard DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Woodall FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Woodward/Woodard FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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