Woodier Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woodier Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. (1) 'the wooder,' i.e. the woodman; (a) 'the wood-hewer,' i.e. a woodchopper. Both these names hare resolved themselves into Woodger and Woodyer; compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lawer, or Pavier for paver.

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Woodier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3661:152,23514,507
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Wales201:154,72710,755
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Woodier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. (1) 'the wooder,' i.e. the woodman; (a) 'the wood-hewer,' i.e. a woodchopper. Both these names hare resolved themselves into Woodger and Woodyer; compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lawer, or Pavier for paver. With the corrupted Woodger for Woodyer, compare Goodger for Goodier. As regards Woodhewer, that would naturally and inevitably become Woodyer.

Matthew le Woder, Close Rolls, 35 Edward I.

Robert le Wodehyewere. Rolls of Parliament.

John Wodhewher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Wodhewer, 1379: ibid.

William Wodhewer, 1379: ibid.

1605. Richard Woodyere: Register of the University of Oxford.

1669. John Woodger and Mary Hudsdon: Marriage Alleg.(Canterbury).

1790. Married —John Woodrow and Ann Woodyer: St. George, Hanover Square.

1709. — William Woodyer and Catherine Wood: ibid.

The present form of the name is now all but universally Woodyer.

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

(English) 1 Woodman, Wood-Cutter [Old English wudiere] 2 for Wood-Hewer [Middle English wodhewer(e, Old English wuduheáwere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodier Last Name Facts

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

Woodier is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodier? popularity and diffusion

Woodier is the 657,184th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Woodier are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 152,235. In England it is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 19 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 19 percent live and Cheshire, where 17 percent live. Other than England it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Wales, where 4 percent live.

Woodier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodier has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woodier last name expanded 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 840 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woodier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woodier surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Woodier earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $37,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodie922,100/
Wooder92418/
Wodier920/
Woodyer86192/
Woodert8635/
Wooderd8611/
Woddier866/
Woodird862/
Boodier861/
Woodirt860/
Woodiey860/
Wooddie860/
Wodie83178/
Woder8382/
Woodiest8022/
Woodgyer8019/
Woodyerd808/
Woodhere801/
Woodderd800/
Wooderth800/
Woodherd800/
Wodere772,101/
Bodier771,081/
Boodie77331/
Woodye77210/
Wadier77125/
Wodder7741/
Vooder7736/
Booder7723/
Woider7712/
Boodir7711/
Woudie7711/
Vodier779/
Wodjie776/
Woyder775/
Woddie774/
Woodjr773/
Wodert772/
Wuodie771/
Wojder771/
Woodre771/
Wodies771/
Woidie771/
Woodyr770/
Voodie770/
Woodhauer750/
Boudier714,805/
Wodeyar7183/
Woodyet7142/
Wodajie7116/
Woodgee713/
Boidier713/
Bodeier711/
Wadjier711/
Woudjie711/
Wadeier711/
Boddier710/
Woudger710/
Waddier710/
Wadie6712,051/
Bodie674,807/
Boder671,605/
Wader671,179/
Wodje67422/
Wodji67177/
Boudiher67170/
Bodir67121/
Wadir67101/
Woodhour6725/
Vodir6717/
Voder6713/
Woodyett674/
Wodié673/
Wodre673/
Boudeier671/
Vodie671/
Bouddier671/
Uoder671/
Woodourd670/

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