Woodington Surname

324,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Woodington Surname Definition:

For Waddington, q.v.

Woodington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5381:673,71553,674
England2471:225,57918,901
South Africa2021:268,20626,747
Australia551:490,83137,357
Wales481:64,4695,713
Canada411:898,67368,969
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
France31:22,140,907385,998
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

Woodington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Waddington, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodington Last Name Facts

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

Woodington occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 324,446th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,348,037 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Woodington are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Woodington is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 673,715. In The United States Woodington is most common in: Florida, where 12 percent are found, Virginia, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Woodington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woodington surname increased 326 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woodington last name are 32.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Woodington earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.39% less than the national average, earning R 172,548 per year; in United States they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning $48,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.2% less than the national average, earning $40,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wodington950/
Woddington901/
Bodington84653/
Wadington84124/
Waddington8011,703/
Boddington802,214/
Voddington801/
Wadddington761/
Waddingtton761/
Budington7490/
Badington7410/
Buddington70575/
Baddington7026/
Waddyngton706/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woodington
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