Woodhull Surname

303,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Woodhull Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Wood- Hill [Old English wudu + hyll (Middle English hul(l, hil(l] John de Wodehull.—Vale Royal Ledger-Bk., A.D. 1366.

Woodhull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1861:305,61528,106
England561:994,96549,531
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5981:83,9788,767

Woodhull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Wood- Hill [Old English wudu + hyll (Middle English hul(l, hil(l] John de Wodehull.—Vale Royal Ledger-Bk., A.D. 1366.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodhull Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodhull is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Woodhull click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodhull? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woodhull is the 303,386th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,830,037 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Woodhull are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Woodhull is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,186 people, or 1 in 305,615. In The United States Woodhull is mostly found in: Michigan, where 9 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Woodhull occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Woodhull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodhull has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 198 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodhull Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woodhull are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.11% registered with the party.

Woodhull earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,551 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodhul932/
Wodhull932/
Woodull930/
Woodul86246/
Woodoll805/
Woedull801/
Woodjul800/
Wodul771/
Wadhul71197/
Bodhul7160/
Wojdul711/
Wodoll710/
Boddhul6725/
Waadhul672/
Bodhhul671/
Wadhule671/

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Woodhull Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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