Woodill Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

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

Woodill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-hill,' from residence thereby; v. Hull. In Woodill the h is elided. The surname seems to have been closely confined to Northamptonshire. Its present refuge is the United States.

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Woodill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Canada1631:226,04721,702
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Woodill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-hill,' from residence thereby; v. Hull. In Woodill the h is elided. The surname seems to have been closely confined to Northamptonshire. Its present refuge is the United States.

1545. John Leveson and Ann Woodil: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1581. Anthony Wodhill, Warwickshire Register of the University of Oxford.

— Laurence Wodhill, Northamptonshire: ibid.

1598. Fuleke Wodhull, or Woodhull, Northamptonshire: ibid.

— Giles Wodhull, Northamptonshire: ibid.

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

(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

Woodill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodill is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodill? popularity and diffusion

Woodill is the 659,458th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Woodill are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woodill is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States Woodill is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 36 percent reside and New Zealand, where 14 percent reside.

Woodill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodill has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 495 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woodill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woodill surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woodill earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning $47,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodgill934/
Wodill9239/
Woodil920/
Woodll920/
Woodell862,140/
Woodiel86156/
Woidill8613/
Woddill868/
Woydill862/
Woodl834/
Wooddell801,376/
Bodill77451/
Woodel77244/
Wodell77100/
Woudil778/
Wadill773/
Boodil771/
Woddil770/
Vodill770/
Wodillová755/
Wooddelll750/
Wodl7356/
Waddill71920/
Boodell7187/
Woddell7110/
Boddill713/
Woodeel711/
Wooddel711/
Woedell711/
Woodled711/
Boydill710/
Wudil67284/
Bodil67182/
Wadil67100/
Woedl6773/
Wodel679/
Wodyl676/
Vodil675/
Wodilová672/
Wodlt671/
Woodlett670/
Wadll670/

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