Woodfall Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Woodfall Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the W00D- (Water-) Fall [Middle English wode, Old English wudu, a wood + M English fall, Old English ge)f(e)all, a fall (as of water]
Woodfall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 77 | 1:316,563 | 20,927 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
Woodfall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the W00D- (Water-) Fall [Middle English wode, Old English wudu, a wood + M English fall, Old English ge)f(e)all, a fall (as of water]
(English) One who came from Woodfall (wood where trees are down), in Lancashire.
(Rendered famous by the printer of Junius' Letters.) A hamlet in South Wiltshire.
From Woodfall, a hamlet in South Wilts; a corruption of Woodville. See Goodwill.
A location name in Kent, Wiltshire.
Woodfall Demographics
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Woodfall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodfall Come From? nationality or country of origin
Woodfall is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Woodfall.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodfall? popularity and diffusion
The surname Woodfall is the 942,947th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Woodfall are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Woodfall is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States Woodfall is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 25 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 15 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
Woodfall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Woodfall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woodfall surname rose 222 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woodfall Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Woodfall surname are 8.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Woodfall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,795 CAD per year.
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