Woodcock Surname
Approximately 29,251 people bear this surname
Woodcock Surname Definition:
William Wodcok, burgess of Glasgow, 1488 (LCD., p. 257). Francis Wodcok held land there in 1552 (Protocols, I). Harrison says: "A nickname from the fowl; at one time a common term for a simpleton," Old English wuducocc. Lower says: "A term of reproach, applied to a simpleton, in many early plays.
Read More About This SurnameWoodcock Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13,241 | 1:4,208 | 565 |
| United States | 9,343 | 1:38,795 | 4,778 |
| Canada | 2,044 | 1:18,026 | 2,551 |
| Australia | 1,940 | 1:13,915 | 1,983 |
| New Zealand | 617 | 1:7,339 | 1,254 |
| Wales | 374 | 1:8,274 | 920 |
| Scotland | 363 | 1:14,749 | 1,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Seychelles | 188 | 1:491 | 109 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Ireland | 126 | 1:37,373 | 3,030 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Northern Ireland | 59 | 1:31,272 | 3,207 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 1:191,330 | 5,833 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| San Marino | 2 | 1:16,607 | 796 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 86 | 1:51,510 | 4,301 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,385 | 1:2,907 | 417 |
| Wales | 106 | 1:14,796 | 873 |
| Scotland | 71 | 1:52,721 | 3,555 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,347 | 1:21,397 | 2,696 |
Woodcock (18) may also be a first name.
Woodcock Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
William Wodcok, burgess of Glasgow, 1488 (LCD., p. 257). Francis Wodcok held land there in 1552 (Protocols, I). Harrison says: "A nickname from the fowl; at one time a common term for a simpleton," Old English wuducocc. Lower says: "A term of reproach, applied to a simpleton, in many early plays. Halliwell." The name is found in England in 1273 as Wodecok.
(English) a nickname from the fowl; at one time a common term for a simpleton [Middle English wod(e)cok, Old English wuducocc]
1. The bird. 2. A term of reproach, applied to a simpleton, in many early plays. Halliwell.
Diminutive of Ude.
Woodcock: appears as a surname, not likely to be taken from a sign. It is a corruption of Woodcott.
Woodcock Demographics
Woodcock Religious Adherence
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Woodcock Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodcock Come From? nationality or country of origin
Woodcock is found most in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Woodcock click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodcock? popularity and diffusion
Woodcock is the 18,835th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 249,138 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Woodcock are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. Woodcock is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 13,241 people, or 1 in 4,208. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 7 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 6 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in 77 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Woodcock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Woodcock has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Woodcock last name increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 398 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 511 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 147 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Woodcock Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (41%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Woodcock surname are 15.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.52% registered with the political party.
The amount Woodcock earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning 368,751 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.29% more than the national average, earning R 300,120 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $22,119,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $45,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $49,326 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcoock | 94 | 2 | / |
| Woodcochk | 94 | 1 | / |
| Woodcocck | 94 | 0 | / |
| Woodcocke | 94 | 0 | / |
| Woodcok | 93 | 8 | / |
| Wodcock | 93 | 6 | / |
| Woodcook | 88 | 256 | / |
| Woodcodk | 88 | 6 | / |
| Woodcack | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wadcock | 80 | 78 | / |
| Bodcock | 80 | 12 | / |
| Whadcock | 75 | 67 | / |
| Wojtcok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watcock | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wathcock | 63 | 1 | / |
| Badcok | 57 | 2 | / |
| Watcok | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bodcac | 57 | 1 | / |
| Batcock | 53 | 75 | / |
| Boodkag | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wojtcak | 53 | 1 | / |
| Buttcock | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bathcock | 50 | 0 | / |
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