Woodbury Surname

44,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Woodbury Surname Definition:

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

Woodbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2701:35,2934,402
Australia5571:48,4666,051
Canada4911:75,0428,471
England1631:341,82924,929
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Wales131:238,04114,239
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
Guernsey141:2,333390
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8651:17,5282,233

Woodbury (96) may also be a first name.

Woodbury 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

(English) 1 belonging to Woodbury (Devon), 13th cent. Wodebif = the Stronghold by or in the Wood [Old English wudu + burh, burg (dat. byrig] Overlooking the village is an ancient earthwork called Woodbury Castle.—Nat. Gaz. (1868).

2 belonging to Woodbury or Woodborough (Notts), 13th cent. Wodeburg, Domesday Udeburg [same etym. as 1] There are other smaller places called Woodbury or Woodborough.

3 Dweller at the Wood-Hill [Old English wudu + beorh, beorg, a hill, mound] In four different charters, of the 7th, 9th and (two) 10th cent., granting land at Downton, Wilts, to Winchester Cathedral, mention is made in the boundaries of wudu beorh (variant beorch) hyll, evid. denoting a wooded hill with a tumulus or burial- mound.

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

A location name in Cornwall, Devon, Hampshire.

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

Woodbury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodbury (Arabic: دبري) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Woodbury.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodbury? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,404th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 623,133 people. The surname Woodbury occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Woodbury are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 968,397th most numerous given name globally, borne by 96 people.

The last name Woodbury is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 10,270 people, or 1 in 35,293. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent are found, Utah, where 7 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Woodbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodbury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woodbury last name expanded 358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 34 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Woodbury surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woodbury last name are 5.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woodbury earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $44,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $47,070 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodburry9415/
Woodburay941/
Wodbury932/
Woddbury881/
Woodbory880/
Bodbury800/
Badbury673/
Vadbury670/
Budburi534/
Budburee501/

Woodbury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Woodbury in the Arabic language
دبريdbry-

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