Woodard Surname
Approximately 61,756 people bear this surname
Woodard Surname Definition:
(1) Bapt 'the son of Odard,' or Wodard.
John fil. Wodardi, 1168: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
John fil. Odard, 1161: ibid.
The last two entries concern, I believe, the same individual.
Cristiana fil.
Read More About This SurnameWoodard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59,292 | 1:6,113 | 703 |
| England | 1,033 | 1:53,938 | 6,572 |
| Canada | 814 | 1:45,265 | 5,575 |
| Australia | 269 | 1:100,356 | 11,341 |
| New Zealand | 80 | 1:56,604 | 8,933 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 631 | 1:38,630 | 4,949 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,811 | 1:5,700 | 710 |
Woodard (356) may also be a first name.
Woodard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Bapt 'the son of Odard,' or Wodard.
John fil. Wodardi, 1168: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
John fil. Odard, 1161: ibid.
The last two entries concern, I believe, the same individual.
Cristiana fil. Odard, temp. Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Alan Wodard, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Wodard atte Barre, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I.
I furnish two other possible sources of the name, but the above is the undoubted parent of ninetenths of the bearers of this patronymic. (2) Official. An abbreviation of Woodward, which see. (3) Occup. 'the wood-herd,' probably a hog-tender; v. Herd. compare Coward for Cowherd.
Richard le Wodeherd, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Richard le Wodehirde, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1682. Married — Thomas Woodard and Alice Dobbey: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) 1 the 13th cent. pers. name Wodard, 12th cent. Wudard [prob. from Old English wudu, wood + h(e)ard, hard] 2 Wood-Herd (the herd who tended in the wood) [Old English wudu + hierde] Richard le Wodehirde.—Hundred Rolls 3 a contraction of Woodward, q.v.
(English) Variant of Woodward, q.v.; descendant of Wodard (wood, hard).
1. Wadard, a Domesday name. 2. A corruption of Woodward by the elision of w; so Green'ich from Greenwich, Ber'ick from Berwick, &c.
Or Wadard. Wadard came to England with, the Conqueror 1066, and 1086 held estates under Odo of Bayeux in several counties (Ellis, Intr. Domesd. ii. 404). Henry and Simon Wadard, 1278, in Sussex, were distrained to compel them to be knighted (Parliamentary Writs).
From the Danish, Wad, Wodder; from the German, Woders; in the Domesday Book, Wadard; a personal name.
Woodard Demographics
Woodard Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Woodard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Woodard is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Woodard click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodard? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,174th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 118,005 people. The surname Woodard occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Woodard live; 93 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 461,707th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 356 people.
Woodard is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 59,292 people, or 1 in 6,113. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Woodard occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Woodard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Woodard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodard surname grew 673 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Woodard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Woodard last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.1% being registered with the party.
The amount Woodard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning R 236,928 per year; in United States they earn 7.05% less than the national average, earning $40,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $48,863 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooddard | 93 | 19 | / |
| Woodhard | 93 | 5 | / |
| Woodeard | 93 | 3 | / |
| Woodaard | 93 | 2 | / |
| Woodgard | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wodard | 92 | 27 | / |
| Woodhardt | 88 | 2 | / |
| Woodart | 86 | 28 | / |
| Woddard | 86 | 20 | / |
| Wooderd | 86 | 11 | / |
| Woodord | 86 | 3 | / |
| Woudard | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wodards | 86 | 0 | / |
| Woodhart | 80 | 166 | / |
| Woddards | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woodourd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woodderd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wooduord | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woodherd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bodard | 77 | 1,993 | / |
| Vodard | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wadard | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woodgarth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boudard | 71 | 1,952 | / |
| Boidard | 71 | 201 | / |
| Wuidard | 71 | 49 | / |
| Woodert | 71 | 35 | / |
| Boddard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whodart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woodorth | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boudhard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wooderth | 67 | 0 | / |
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