Woodberry Surname

130,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Woodberry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Woodbury,' or Woodborough: (1) of Woodborough, a parish in Nottinghamshire.

Woodberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5821:140,37914,602
Australia5141:52,5216,484
England2241:248,74120,175
Venezuela751:402,7218,293
Wales251:123,7819,267
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5381:93,3439,564

Woodberry (19) may also be a first name.

Woodberry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Woodbury,' or Woodborough: (1) of Woodborough, a parish in Nottinghamshire.

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

V. Woodbury.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Woodbury or Woodborough (fort built of wood, or in a wood), the names of several places in England.

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

Woodberry Last Name Facts

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

Woodberry is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodberry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 130,525th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,102,581 people. Woodberry occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Woodberry reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Woodberry is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,582 people, or 1 in 140,379. In The United States Woodberry is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 19 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Woodberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woodberry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woodberry last name expanded 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodberry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woodberry surname are 22.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woodberry earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.72% less than the national average, earning $35,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.71% less than the national average, earning $39,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodbery94131/
Wodberry941/
Woodbeery891/
Woodberiy891/
Woodverry891/
Woodberi821/
Woodbary820/
Woodbory820/
Badberry710/
Budbery630/
Wadbari502/

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