Woodbury Surname
Approximately 11,695 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,270 | 1:35,293 | 4,402 |
| Australia | 557 | 1:48,466 | 6,051 |
| Canada | 491 | 1:75,042 | 8,471 |
| England | 163 | 1:341,829 | 24,929 |
| New Zealand | 114 | 1:39,722 | 6,688 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 247 | 1:98,686 | 10,010 |
| Guernsey | 14 | 1:2,333 | 390 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,865 | 1:17,528 | 2,233 |
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.
(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.
(English) One who came from Woodbury or Woodborough (fort built of wood, or in a wood), the names of several places in England.
A location name in Cornwall, Devon, Hampshire.
Woodbury Demographics
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Woodbury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodbury Come From? nationality or country of origin
Woodbury (Arabic: دبري) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodbury? popularity and diffusion
It is the 44,404th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 623,133 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Woodbury reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Woodbury is also the 968,397th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 96 people.
This surname 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 frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, Utah, where 7 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Woodbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Woodbury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodbury surname grew 358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woodbury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Woodbury last name are 5.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.28% registered with the 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
Woodbury Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbury in the Arabic language | ||
| دبري | dbry | - |
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