Woodd Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Woodd Surname Definition:

= Wood, q.v.

Woodd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
England661:844,21344,691
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Canada371:995,82774,831
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Woodd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Wood, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodd is found most frequently in New Zealand. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woodd is the 881,213th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Woodd reside; 43 percent reside in Australasia and 43 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Woodd is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 36,227. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Waikato Region, where 23 percent are found, Taranaki Region, where 18 percent are found and Auckland Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than New Zealand it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Woodd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodd has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Woodd last name rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 454 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woodd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woodd surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woodd earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.35% more than the national average, earning $64,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodds910/
Wood89590,797/
Wodd8924/
Woodt8015/
Woedd8015/
Whood805/
Woodh802/
Woosd801/
Boodd801/
Hwood800/
Woo7555,593/
Wod75124/
D'Wood738/
Woodss737/
Whoods732/
Wood's731/
Wwoodz731/
Woodsz731/
Wwoods730/
Bood671,183/
Woud67411/
Wadd67338/
Bodd67217/
Woot67130/
Wudd6799/
Wodz6786/
Wooy6742/
Wooe6734/
Vood6733/
Woodová6716/
Whoo6713/
Whod6710/
Woid676/
Wwod673/
Wodt673/
Wosd672/
Woodova672/
Vodd672/
Wodh672/
Hwoo672/
Wuod672/
D'Woods672/
Woed671/
Wooa671/
Wojd671/
Wgod671/

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