Woodcraft Surname
Approximately 466 people bear this surname
Woodcraft Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the WOOD-Croft [Old English wudu, a wood + croft, a small field]
Woodcraft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 433 | 1:128,679 | 12,798 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 206 | 1:118,327 | 11,338 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
Woodcraft (12) may also be a first name.
Woodcraft Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the WOOD-Croft [Old English wudu, a wood + croft, a small field]
Same as Woodcroft. See Craft.
Woodcraft Demographics
Average Woodcraft Salary in
England
£28,875
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Woodcraft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodcraft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woodcraft is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodcraft? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 649,026th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 15,638,511 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Woodcraft live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 128,679. In England Woodcraft is most prevalent in: Kent, where 21 percent live, Greater London, where 16 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 15 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Woodcraft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Woodcraft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woodcraft last name rose 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcraaft | 95 | 1 | / |
| Woodcroft | 89 | 492 | / |
| Woodscroft | 84 | 0 | / |
| Woodgrift | 78 | 42 | / |
| Witcraft | 71 | 394 | / |
| Wodgrift | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wettcraft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wied-Kraft | 63 | 6 | / |
| Witcroft | 59 | 1 | / |
| Witcrift | 59 | 0 | / |
| Whatcroft | 56 | 2 | / |
| Weatcroft | 56 | 2 | / |
| Wadgrifte | 56 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woodcraft
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