Woodill Surname
Approximately 456 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWoodill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 218 | 1:1,662,656 | 110,804 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| New Zealand | 66 | 1:68,611 | 10,369 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
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.
(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.
Woodill Demographics
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Woodill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woodill is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodill? popularity and diffusion
It is the 659,458th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. Woodill occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Woodill live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States Woodill is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States Woodill is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 36 percent reside and New Zealand, where 14 percent reside.
Woodill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Woodill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodill surname grew 495 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Woodill Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Woodill last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodgill | 93 | 4 | / |
| Wodill | 92 | 39 | / |
| Woodil | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woodll | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woodell | 86 | 2,140 | / |
| Woodiel | 86 | 156 | / |
| Woidill | 86 | 13 | / |
| Woddill | 86 | 8 | / |
| Woydill | 86 | 2 | / |
| Woodl | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wooddell | 80 | 1,376 | / |
| Bodill | 77 | 451 | / |
| Woodel | 77 | 244 | / |
| Wodell | 77 | 100 | / |
| Woudil | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wadill | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boodil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woddil | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vodill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wodillová | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wooddelll | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wodl | 73 | 56 | / |
| Waddill | 71 | 920 | / |
| Boodell | 71 | 87 | / |
| Woddell | 71 | 10 | / |
| Boddill | 71 | 3 | / |
| Woodeel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wooddel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woedell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woodled | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boydill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wudil | 67 | 284 | / |
| Bodil | 67 | 182 | / |
| Wadil | 67 | 100 | / |
| Woedl | 67 | 73 | / |
| Wodel | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wodyl | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vodil | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wodilová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wodlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodlett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wadll | 67 | 0 | / |
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