Woodford Surname

34,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Woodford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Woodford': (1) a parish in Wiltshire, four miles from Salisbury; (a) a parish in Essex, eight miles from London. Both places seem to have had a share in the origination of the surname.

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Woodford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6681:54,3586,491
England4,2051:13,2501,954
Australia2,0341:13,2721,914
Canada1,1951:30,8334,020
New Zealand3161:14,3302,510
Wales2011:15,3961,677
Scotland1241:43,1763,951
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Guernsey221:2,929767
Lithuania211:144,50414,846
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
France181:3,690,151224,666
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0011:12,1821,852
Wales581:27,0421,534
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7131:29,3163,565

Woodford (352) may also be a first name.

Woodford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Woodford': (1) a parish in Wiltshire, four miles from Salisbury; (a) a parish in Essex, eight miles from London. Both places seem to have had a share in the origination of the surname.

Geoffrey de Wodeford, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Symon Wodeford, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Nicholas de Wodeford, Gloucestershire, ibid.

Geoffrey de Wodeford, Somerset, 1 Edward I: Kirby's Quest.

1577. Baptised — Thomas Wodford, son of Gamaliel Woodford: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1581. Robert Wodforde, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1620. — Adryan, s. Emanuel Woodford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

From the lands of the same name in the parish of St. Boswells, Roxburghshire. Jordan de Wodford witnessed a charter of Walter de Berkeley, c. 1170 (RAA., I, p. 38), and Walterus de Wudeford witnessed a confirmation charter by Alexander II apud Peebles, 1228 (RMP., p. 403). Robert de Wodforde sometime between 1285 and 1306 bestowed his whole property of Wodfordehous in the territory of Lessedewyne upon the monks of Melrose (Metros, p. 320), and in 1296 he rendered homage for his possessions (Bain, II, p. 199). A later Robert de Woddeford witnessed a charter by Sirildis Saddeler, c. 1330 (Kelso, 491), and is also a witness to several other charters in the same record in 1354 (ibid., 496,498, 499,500). As Robert de Vodford, dominus ejusdem, he was a charter witness in 1338 (Dryburgh, 261), and in 1358 he witnessed the grant of the forest of Eteryk to John Kerre (Roxburghe, p. 8). Wodeford 1357.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Woodford; or Dweller at the Ford by the Wood [Old English wudu + ford] The Middle English form was usually Wodeford, as in the case of the Wilts and Soms. places. The Anglo-Saxon dat. form was 'tó Wudaforda,' as in a Hants charter dated A.D. 701 (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 102).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Woodford (ford by a wood), the name of various places in England.

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

Parishes, &c., in cos. Chester, Northampton, Wilts, Essex, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Essex, Gloucestershire, Somerset.

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

Woodford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodford is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,909th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 480,582 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Woodford are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 464,438th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 352 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6,668 people, or 1 in 54,358. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Woodford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 389 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 347 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 954 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 675 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woodford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Woodford surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woodford surname are 7.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.3% registered with the party.

The amount Woodford earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.83% more than the national average, earning R 270,504 per year; in United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $46,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodfords940/
Wodford936/
Woodfort885/
Woodfard883/
Woodferd880/
Woodforth82165/
Wadford80810/
Bodford80235/
Wotford801/
Whadford7519/
Wottford751/
Bodfford751/
Woodfart750/
Watford676,318/
Botford6720/
Badford6719/
Budford676/
Uotford672/
Wadfort671/
Wotfard670/
Wadferd670/
Whatford63461/
Wadforth63137/
Wattford633/
Botfford631/
Wathford631/
Bothford630/
Watfords630/
Baadford630/
Batford539/
Butford533/
Watferd531/
Watfort530/
Buttford501/
Bathford501/
Batfford501/
Battford500/
Whotfert500/
Beutford500/

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