Woodland Surname

45,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Woodland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9971:60,4407,101
England2,3531:23,6803,281
Australia1,2281:21,9833,041
Canada1,1361:32,4344,212
Wales2781:11,1311,238
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Scotland501:107,0767,147
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Guernsey371:1,742400
India211:36,526,923420,161
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Jersey31:33,0674,675
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4621:16,6732,433
Wales391:40,2162,129
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Jersey41:12,9712,116
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9871:50,8805,764

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.

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

(English) belonging to Woodland(s; or Dweller at the Woodland(s [Middle English wodeland, Old English wuduland]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Woodland (wooded land), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Many places in cos. Devon, Durham, Lancaster, Derby, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Woodland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodland occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Woodland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodland? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,845th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 644,345 people. The last name is predominantly 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 widely held first name globally It is held by 69 people.

The last name Woodland is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5,997 people, or 1 in 60,440. In The United States Woodland is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and Utah, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Woodland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woodland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 713 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 625 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woodland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woodland surname are 7.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.61% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wodland931/
Woodlond882/
Woddland881/
Woodlend881/
Wadland80434/
Bodland804/
Boydland751/
Waddland750/
Waudland750/
Weudland750/
Badland67277/
Budland670/
Baadland631/
Badlond533/

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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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