Woodham Surname

67,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Woodham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Woodham,' three parishes in Essex; v. Wadham.

Peter de Wodeham, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Egipgidias de Wodeham, London, ibid.

Reginald de Wodeham, Gloucestershire, ibid.

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Woodham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1521:87,2979,833
England1,4911:37,3704,878
Australia8551:31,5744,202
New Zealand4221:10,7311,875
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Wales921:33,6363,370
Jamaica631:45,5552,772
Japan391:3,278,05934,181
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Scotland111:486,71119,179
India111:69,733,217610,955
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0001:24,3753,373
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:139,11013,141

Woodham (11) may also be a first name.

Woodham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Woodham,' three parishes in Essex; v. Wadham.

Peter de Wodeham, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Egipgidias de Wodeham, London, ibid.

Reginald de Wodeham, Gloucestershire, ibid.

Thomas de Wodeham, Essex, ibid.

1613. John Woddam: Register of the University of Oxford.

1625. Thomas Woodham (Middlesex) and Elizabeth Mussage: Marriage Lic. (London).

1789. Married — James Woodham and Mary Rodam (or Rodman): St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Woodham; or Dweller at the Enclosure by the Wood [Old English wudu + ham(m] The Middle English form was usually Wodeham, as in the case of one of the Essex places; and an Essex Woodham occurs in Queen Æþelflaed’s Will (10th cent.) in the dat. form 'aet Wudaham.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Often pluralized to Woodhams.) Parishes, &c., in cos. Buckingham, Durham, Essex, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Essex.

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

Woodham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodham (Marathi: उधाम) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,814th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 993,937 people. Woodham occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Woodham live; 58 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Woodham is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Woodham is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,152 people, or 1 in 87,297. In The United States Woodham is most common in: Alabama, where 27 percent are found, Florida, where 18 percent are found and Georgia, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Woodham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodham last name increased 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woodham last name are 28.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Woodham earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.27% less than the national average, earning $38,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.27% more than the national average, earning $60,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodhame931/
Woodam9225/
Wodham9212/
Woodhan8616/
Boodham863/
Wooddam861/
Wodam834/
Woodhean802/
Woodkhan801/
Woodhand801/
Woodhome801/
Wadham771,283/
Woudam77186/
Bodham77104/
Boodam775/
Woodom773/
Vodham773/
Wodhom771/
Woodan770/
Boodhan71513/
Woodean718/
Woodand716/
Boddham715/
Boudham714/
Wuadham711/
Woudame711/
Woodhon711/
Booddam711/
Wodhane711/
Voodhan711/
Wadhame711/
Wadaham711/
Bodhamm711/
Bodam67967/
Boudhaim67614/
Wadam67405/
Boudaham67135/
Wodan6774/
Boodchan6719/
Wodom6712/
Vodam6710/
Boodchom671/
Whadkham671/
Wooddant670/
Woodjohn670/

Woodham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Woodham in the Marathi language
उधामudhama-

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Woodham Reference & Research

Woodman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Woodman 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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