Woodhall Surname
Approximately 3,317 people bear this surname
Woodhall Surname Definition:
Local. There are two places named Woodhall in East Lothian and one in Dumfriesshire. John of Wodhaw, witness in Peebles, 1471 (Scots Lore, p. 52).
Woodhall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,063 | 1:27,008 | 3,684 |
| United States | 675 | 1:536,976 | 44,579 |
| Canada | 182 | 1:202,448 | 19,751 |
| Australia | 178 | 1:151,661 | 16,038 |
| Wales | 73 | 1:42,391 | 4,090 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1:90,566 | 12,574 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,174 | 1:20,763 | 2,936 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 156 | 1:321,915 | 25,142 |
Woodhall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. There are two places named Woodhall in East Lothian and one in Dumfriesshire. John of Wodhaw, witness in Peebles, 1471 (Scots Lore, p. 52).
(English) belonging to Woodhall; or Dweller at 1 the Hall by the Wood [Old English wudu + h(e)all] 2 the Wood-Corner [Old English h(e)al(h, a corner, nook] One of the Yorks Woodhalls was Wod- hall in the 14th cent.
A parish in co Lincoln, and places in several counties.
Woodhall Demographics
Average Woodhall Salary in
United States
$51,553 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Woodhall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodhall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woodhall is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodhall? popularity and diffusion
The last name Woodhall is the 135,501st most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,197,029 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Woodhall reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.
Woodhall is most common in England, where it is carried by 2,063 people, or 1 in 27,008. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 24 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Woodhall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Woodhall has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Woodhall last name expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woodhall Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Woodhall surname are 7.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.48% being registered with the party.
The amount Woodhall earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.96% less than the national average, earning R 197,340 per year; in United States they earn 19.48% more than the national average, earning $51,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $54,314 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhalll | 94 | 5 | / |
| Woodall | 93 | 29,572 | / |
| Woodhal | 93 | 3 | / |
| Wooddall | 88 | 118 | / |
| Woodasll | 88 | 1 | / |
| Woodhale | 88 | 0 | / |
| Woodal | 86 | 92 | / |
| Wodall | 86 | 16 | / |
| Woodahl | 80 | 45 | / |
| Woddall | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bodhall | 80 | 7 | / |
| Woodale | 80 | 5 | / |
| Woodoll | 80 | 5 | / |
| Boodhal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woodail | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woodald | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wooddal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woudall | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wodal | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wooddale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wooddail | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woodhole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wooddalt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wadhal | 71 | 1,034 | / |
| Wojdal | 71 | 386 | / |
| Wodahl | 71 | 36 | / |
| Bodhal | 71 | 30 | / |
| Bodall | 71 | 30 | / |
| Vodall | 71 | 10 | / |
| Woydal | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wadall | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vodhal | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wodale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Voodal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boodal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woidal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wodoll | 71 | 0 | / |
| Woddail | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wasdall | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wadalle | 67 | 24 | / |
| Boydall | 67 | 22 | / |
| Waddall | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vodhale | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wadhhal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waadhal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wadhale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wadaill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boudall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boodaal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woudale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boudhal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wodeale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waudall | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wotdahl | 67 | 0 | / |
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Woodhall Reference & Research
Woodman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Woodall 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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