Woodfin Surname

149,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Woodfin Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the WOOD- Pile or Wood-Store [Old English wudufín]

Woodfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7501:131,80313,875
England801:696,47639,547
Wales661:46,8874,434
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4861:103,33110,433

Woodfin (105) may also be a first name.

Woodfin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the WOOD- Pile or Wood-Store [Old English wudufín]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodfin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodfin is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodfin? popularity and diffusion

Woodfin is the 149,994th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,476,230 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Woodfin reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 920,134th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 105 people.

The last name Woodfin is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,750 people, or 1 in 131,803. In The United States Woodfin is primarily found in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, Virginia, where 13 percent are found and Alabama, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.

Woodfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodfin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodfin surname grew 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 46 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 660 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodfin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woodfin surname are 14.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.05% registered with the political party.

The amount Woodfin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $42,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.41% less than the national average, earning $42,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodfint9319/
Woodfind932/
Woodfien931/
Woodfina931/
Wodfin924/
Woodfim861/
Woodfen860/
Woodfend800/
Wadfin779/
Wutfin621/

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Woodfin Reference & Research

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

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.

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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 Woodfin
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