Woodfall Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahrain

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Australia431:627,80744,139
England431:1,295,76958,667
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Woodfall (wood where trees are down), in Lancashire.

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

(Rendered famous by the printer of Junius' Letters.) A hamlet in South Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Woodfall, a hamlet in South Wilts; a corruption of Woodville. See Goodwill.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Kent, Wiltshire.

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

Woodfall Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Woodfall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 942,947th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name is primarily found 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.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 25 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The United States Woodfall occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Woodfall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodfall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodfall last name grew 222 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodfall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woodfall last name are 8.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.22% being registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woofall932/
Wodfall930/
Woodfoll881/
Wooffall880/
Woodfald880/
Woodfalt880/
Woodfold751/
Woodfeild716/
Wostfal672/
Wadfale671/
Wudfald670/

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