Woodforde Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Woodforde 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 SurnameWoodforde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 368 | 1:73,358 | 8,625 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
Woodforde 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).
Parishes, &c., in cos. Chester, Northampton, Wilts, Essex, &c.
Woodforde Demographics
Average Woodforde Salary in
United States
$43,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Woodforde Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodforde Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woodforde occurs most in Australia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Woodforde.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodforde? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 731,961st most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Woodforde live; 93 percent live in Australasia and 93 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Woodforde is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 368 people, or 1 in 73,358. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 60 percent are found, New South Wales, where 23 percent are found and Queensland, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Australia Woodforde exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Woodforde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Woodforde has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woodforde Last Name Statistics demography
Woodforde earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford | 94 | 15,164 | / |
| Wood Ford | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wodford | 88 | 6 | / |
| Woodfort | 82 | 5 | / |
| Woodfard | 82 | 3 | / |
| Woodfrod | 82 | 2 | / |
| Woodferd | 82 | 0 | / |
| Woodfird | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wadford | 75 | 810 | / |
| Widford | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wedford | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wotford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wedeford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wottford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wafforde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woodfart | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wasforde | 71 | 0 | / |
| Woodvvard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waddaford | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vudfordi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Boufardea | 56 | 5 | / |
| Beauforde | 56 | 0 | / |
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