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 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.

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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