Woodall Surname

18,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Woodall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,3031:16,2522,061
England4,7831:11,6491,716
Australia1,2661:21,3242,959
Canada5271:69,9168,014
New Zealand1771:25,5844,487
Wales1061:29,1942,998
Scotland821:65,2905,179
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
France441:1,509,607143,950
Guernsey221:2,929767
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Guam81:20,0153,029
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Panama71:558,8949,437
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
China41:341,830,39216,990
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3721:10,2761,555
Wales341:46,1302,397
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7171:18,4832,340

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).

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

For Woodhall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Woodale (wolves’valley), in Yorkshire; dweller at the hall by the wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Woodhall; a location name in Lincolnshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Woodall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woodall is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woodall is the 18,640th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 246,434 people. The last name Woodall occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Woodall are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Woodall is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 51 people.

The surname Woodall is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 22,303 people, or 1 in 16,252. In The United States Woodall is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Woodall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woodall last name increased 821 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 312 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woodall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Woodall surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woodall surname are 16.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.31% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodhall933,317/
Wooddall93118/
Woodasll931/
Woodal9292/
Wodall9216/
Woodhalll885/
Woodahl8645/
Woddall8612/
Woodoll865/
Woodale865/
Woodhal863/
Woodald861/
Woodail861/
Woudall861/
Wooddal861/
Wodal8314/
Wooddale802/
Wooddail801/
Wooddalt800/
Woodhale800/
Wojdal77386/
Wodahl7736/
Bodall7730/
Vodall7710/
Woydal772/
Wodale772/
Wadall772/
Voodal771/
Woidal771/
Boodal771/
Wodoll770/
Woddail7145/
Wasdall7129/
Wadalle7124/
Boydall7122/
Waddall7110/
Bodhall717/
Wodeale711/
Boudall711/
Boodaal711/
Boodhal711/
Wadaill711/
Woudale711/
Waudall710/
Wotdahl710/
Bodal671,396/
Wadal67604/
Vodal6774/
Wodál678/
Wasdallh672/
Woodhole671/
Wahdallh671/
Wudal671/
Voudalle671/

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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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