Wooder Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wooder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. (1) 'the wooder,' i.e. the woodman; (a) 'the wood-hewer,' i.e. a woodchopper. Both these names hare resolved themselves into Woodger and Woodyer; compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lawer, or Pavier for paver.

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Wooder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2441:228,35319,058
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Canada661:558,26746,632
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Wooder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. (1) 'the wooder,' i.e. the woodman; (a) 'the wood-hewer,' i.e. a woodchopper. Both these names hare resolved themselves into Woodger and Woodyer; compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lawer, or Pavier for paver. With the corrupted Woodger for Woodyer, compare Goodger for Goodier. As regards Woodhewer, that would naturally and inevitably become Woodyer.

Matthew le Woder, Close Rolls, 35 Edward I.

Robert le Wodehyewere. Rolls of Parliament.

John Wodhewher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Wodhewer, 1379: ibid.

William Wodhewer, 1379: ibid.

1605. Richard Woodyere: Register of the University of Oxford.

1669. John Woodger and Mary Hudsdon: Marriage Alleg.(Canterbury).

1790. Married —John Woodrow and Ann Woodyer: St. George, Hanover Square.

1709. — William Woodyer and Catherine Wood: ibid.

The present form of the name is now all but universally Woodyer.

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

(English) Woodman, Wood-Cutter [Old English wudere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wooder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wooder has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 703,644th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Wooder live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 228,353. In England it is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 28 percent are found, Greater London, where 25 percent are found and Essex, where 12 percent are found. Aside from England this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Wooder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wooder has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wooder surname increased 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wooder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wooder last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Wooder earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 30.65% less than the national average, earning $29,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.95% more than the national average, earning $77,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodier92458/
Woodert9235/
Wooderd9211/
Woder9182/
Woodhere861/
Woodherd860/
Wooderth860/
Woodderd860/
Wodere832,101/
Wodder8341/
Vooder8336/
Booder8323/
Woider8312/
Woyder835/
Woodjr833/
Wodert832/
Woodre831/
Wojder831/
Woeder830/
Woodyr830/
Wodier830/
Woddier776/
Woodird772/
Woodirt770/
Woudger770/
Boder731,605/
Wader731,179/
Voder7313/
Wodre733/
Wuder731/
Uoder731/
Bouder672,418/
Wadher67507/
Boyder67358/
Wojdyr67247/
Vodder67153/
Wadier67125/
Voodre6793/
Bodder6773/
Wadder6733/
Wadeer6730/
Bodher6726/
Wadere6714/
Boodir6711/
Wauder6710/
Vodier679/
Voider678/
Voyder677/
Waader676/
Wadejr675/
Bodeer674/
Vodger673/
Wudear672/
Boider672/
Vodere672/
Bodear672/
Bohder671/
Boderr671/
Wuider671/
Weuder671/
Wadehr671/
Bojder671/
Whader670/
Bodeir670/

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