Woodford Surname
Approximately 15,164 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWoodford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,668 | 1:54,358 | 6,491 |
| England | 4,205 | 1:13,250 | 1,954 |
| Australia | 2,034 | 1:13,272 | 1,914 |
| Canada | 1,195 | 1:30,833 | 4,020 |
| New Zealand | 316 | 1:14,330 | 2,510 |
| Wales | 201 | 1:15,396 | 1,677 |
| Scotland | 124 | 1:43,176 | 3,951 |
| South Africa | 103 | 1:525,997 | 42,056 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Lithuania | 21 | 1:144,504 | 14,846 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,001 | 1:12,182 | 1,852 |
| Wales | 58 | 1:27,042 | 1,534 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,713 | 1:29,316 | 3,565 |
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.
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.
(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).
(English) One who came from Woodford (ford by a wood), the name of various places in England.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Chester, Northampton, Wilts, Essex, &c.
A location name in Essex, Gloucestershire, Somerset.
Woodford Demographics
Average Woodford Salary in
United States
$45,487 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfords | 94 | 0 | / |
| Wodford | 93 | 6 | / |
| Woodfort | 88 | 5 | / |
| Woodfard | 88 | 3 | / |
| Woodferd | 88 | 0 | / |
| Woodforth | 82 | 165 | / |
| Wadford | 80 | 810 | / |
| Bodford | 80 | 235 | / |
| Wotford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whadford | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wottford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bodfford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woodfart | 75 | 0 | / |
| Watford | 67 | 6,318 | / |
| Botford | 67 | 20 | / |
| Badford | 67 | 19 | / |
| Budford | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uotford | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wadfort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotfard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wadferd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whatford | 63 | 461 | / |
| Wadforth | 63 | 137 | / |
| Wattford | 63 | 3 | / |
| Botfford | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wathford | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bothford | 63 | 0 | / |
| Watfords | 63 | 0 | / |
| Baadford | 63 | 0 | / |
| Batford | 53 | 9 | / |
| Butford | 53 | 3 | / |
| Watferd | 53 | 1 | / |
| Watfort | 53 | 0 | / |
| Buttford | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bathford | 50 | 1 | / |
| Batfford | 50 | 1 | / |
| Battford | 50 | 0 | / |
| Whotfert | 50 | 0 | / |
| Beutford | 50 | 0 | / |
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