Wooden Surname

48,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wooden Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the end of the wood.

Wooden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,3341:38,8324,786
England4251:131,10112,983
Australia3861:69,9378,284
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
India131:59,005,029552,550
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
China81:170,915,1968,932
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:124,36411,707
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6661:30,1433,651

Wooden (420) may also be a first name.

Wooden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the end of the wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

This name has been connected with Odin or Woden. It is more probably derived from Wooden, in the parish of Kelso, co. Roxburgh.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wooden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wooden is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wooden.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooden? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wooden is the 48,790th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 690,305 people. The last name Wooden occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Wooden live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 419,319th most widely held first name in the world, held by 420 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 9,334 people, or 1 in 38,832. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 9 percent are found, Tennessee, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Wooden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wooden has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 560 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wooden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wooden last name are 11.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wooden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.53% less than the national average, earning $39,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodden9240/
Woden91520/
Woodn912/
Woodin832,447/
Booden83387/
Wouden83280/
Woyden8340/
Woiden8323/
Wodden836/
Vooden835/
Woeden835/
Woodem831/
Wojden831/
Wosden830/
Wodent830/
Wooddin7711/
Bootden772/
Wohdeng772/
Wodengh771/
Boodden771/
Woodind771/
Wousden770/
Wosdden770/
Boodeen770/
Boden7319,923/
Waden73560/
Voden73234/
Wodin7342/
Wodem7323/
Uoden7319/
Wodyn736/
Wodén735/
Wodne731/
Wuden730/
Boothden711/
Woodding711/
Bodden6713,255/
Boyden674,755/
Bouden672,669/
Wadden671,573/
Vodden67965/
Bodeen67366/
Botden67180/
Wadeen67156/
Wadehn67155/
Wuaden67124/
Wojdyn67123/
Wahden6778/
Vohden6771/
Voodem6764/
Waaden6753/
Wudeng6751/
Boodin6734/
Wadien6719/
Vouden6711/
Voyden679/
Boiden679/
Vhoden675/
Wutden674/
Woddin674/
Woudem673/
Woodim672/
Waduen671/
Wadeun671/
D'Wooding671/
Boodyn671/
Buoden671/
Wgodin671/
Woudin671/
Woidem671/
Whodin670/
Bojden670/
Woedin670/
Voiden670/
Whuden670/
Whaden670/
Vodenk670/
Wudden670/
Uodden670/

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Wooden Reference & Research

Woodman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Worden FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Woodman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Worden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wooden
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