Woodfull Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Woodfull Surname Definition:

Same as Woodfall, which see.

Woodfull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Australia311:870,82953,581
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Woodfull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Same as Woodfall, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Woodfull Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woodfull is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodfull? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Woodfull are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 134,541. In Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 97 percent are found and Ulster, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Ireland it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 31 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Woodfull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodfull has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Woodfull surname expanded 438 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woodfull Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Woodfull last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodfoll881/
Woodfult880/
Boofull800/
Woffull800/
Woful770/
Wafull710/
Wohful710/
Wofful710/
Waffull670/
Wauffull638/
Boudfoul631/
Waful62114/
Wafful5760/
Wafule572/
Bafull571/
Boyful571/
Wavful570/
Boufoul535/
Vadfule531/
Bouffeul501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woodfull
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