Woodland Surname
Approximately 11,310 people bear this surname
Woodland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-laund' (compare Buckland, Lund), a grassy space or glade in the heart of a wood.
Cicely de la Wodeland, Close Roll, 52 Henry III.
Peter de Wodelonde, Somerset, 9 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameWoodland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,997 | 1:60,440 | 7,101 |
| England | 2,353 | 1:23,680 | 3,281 |
| Australia | 1,228 | 1:21,983 | 3,041 |
| Canada | 1,136 | 1:32,434 | 4,212 |
| Wales | 278 | 1:11,131 | 1,238 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,462 | 1:16,673 | 2,433 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:40,216 | 2,129 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 987 | 1:50,880 | 5,764 |
Woodland (69) may also be a first name.
Woodland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wood-laund' (compare Buckland, Lund), a grassy space or glade in the heart of a wood.
Cicely de la Wodeland, Close Roll, 52 Henry III.
Peter de Wodelonde, Somerset, 9 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.
(English) belonging to Woodland(s; or Dweller at the Woodland(s [Middle English wodeland, Old English wuduland]
(English) One who came from Woodland (wooded land), the name of several places in England.
Many places in cos. Devon, Durham, Lancaster, Derby, &c.
A location name in Devon, Lancashire.
Woodland Demographics
Average Woodland Salary in
United States
$41,602 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Woodland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woodland is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodland? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 45,845th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 644,345 people. The surname Woodland is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Woodland live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Woodland is also the 1,171,416th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 69 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,997 people, or 1 in 60,440. In The United States Woodland is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, Maryland, where 7 percent live and Utah, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Woodland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Woodland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Woodland surname expanded 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 713 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 625 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Woodland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Woodland last name is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States Woodland are 7.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.61% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Woodland earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.35% more than the national average, earning R 309,768 per year; in United States they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $41,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $51,009 CAD per year.
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Woodland Reference & Research
Woodman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Woodman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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