Woodcroft Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Woodcroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-croft,' i.e. the enclosure by the wood, from residence thereby; v. Croft or Craft.

1584-5. Geoffrey Woodcrofte, weaver, and Margaret Smithe: Marriage Lic. (London).

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Woodcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1981:136,34214,722
England1351:412,72628,150
Canada1121:328,97830,038
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Wales41:773,63329,106
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027

Woodcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-croft,' i.e. the enclosure by the wood, from residence thereby; v. Croft or Craft.

1584-5. Geoffrey Woodcrofte, weaver, and Margaret Smithe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1615. Baptised — Anthony, s. Nicholas Woodcrofte: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1626. Married — John Parey and Elizabeth Woodcraft: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the WOOD-Croft [Old English wudu, a wood + croft, a small field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodcroft Last Name Facts

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

Woodcroft is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodcroft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 623,516th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 40 percent of Woodcroft are found; 40 percent are found in Australasia and 40 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 136,342. In Australia it is primarily found in: Queensland, where 46 percent reside, New South Wales, where 42 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside. Not including Australia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 23 percent reside.

Woodcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodcroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Woodcroft last name grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodcroft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woodcroft last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Woodcroft earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.35% more than the national average, earning $55,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.05% more than the national average, earning $61,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodscroft950/
Woodcraft89466/
Woodcraaft841/
Bocroft750/
Boycroft711/
Woocraff710/
Whatcroft672/
Bacroft630/
Bocraft630/
Backroft590/
Beaucroft560/
Washcraft560/
Wacrow530/
Wackrow50356/
Watcrow504/
Voscrow500/

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