Woodend Surname

370,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Woodend Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-end,' one who lived at the end of the wood; compare Fieldsend, Townsend, and the place - name Gravesend. This surname still exists in Furness, North Lancashire. My instances prove it to have been there for 300 years at leact.

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Woodend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5071:109,89811,376
Zimbabwe1671:92,44513,212
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Canada721:511,74443,418
Australia341:793,99150,673
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland71:764,83125,488
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2841:85,8299,036
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Woodend Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-end,' one who lived at the end of the wood; compare Fieldsend, Townsend, and the place - name Gravesend. This surname still exists in Furness, North Lancashire. My instances prove it to have been there for 300 years at leact. No doubt it has existed there for six centuries.

Adam de Wodeshende, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

With this, compare Townend and Townshend. The h is, of course, intrusive.

1601. Baptised — Richard, s. Nicholas Woodend: St. Mary, Ulverston.

Nicholas Woodend, of Ulverston, 1624: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

James Woodend, of Lowick, 1662: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the End of the Wood [Old English wudu + ende]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Staffordshire, and other counties.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Woodend Last Name Facts

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

Woodend is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Woodend click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodend? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 370,384th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,512,934 people. The surname Woodend is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Woodend live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Woodend is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 507 people, or 1 in 109,898. In England it is most prevalent in: Cumbria, where 45 percent reside, Lancashire, where 17 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England Woodend occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Woodend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodend has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Woodend last name grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodend Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Woodend last name is predominantly Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Woodend are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woodend earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.61% less than the national average, earning R 86,484 per year; in United States they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $49,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $48,547 CAD per year.

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