Woodleigh Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Woodleigh Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Woodleigh, or Woodley; or Dweller at the Wood-Lea [Old English wudu + leah (Middle English legh, ley, &c.] Woodleigh, Devon, was Wodelegh a.d. 1411-12.

Woodleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia441:613,53943,545
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Woodleigh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Woodleigh, or Woodley; or Dweller at the Wood-Lea [Old English wudu + leah (Middle English legh, ley, &c.] Woodleigh, Devon, was Wodelegh a.d. 1411-12.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodleigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodleigh is found most in Australia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodleigh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,075,631st most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Woodleigh live; 55 percent live in Australasia and 55 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Woodleigh is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 613,539. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 32 percent are found, New South Wales, where 23 percent are found and Victoria, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Australia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Woodleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodleigh has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woodleigh surname expanded 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woodleigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woodleigh last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Woodleigh earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodliegh890/
Wadleigh821,443/
Wadlegh751/
Wadligh751/
Budleigh7114/
Woodlake7111/
Wadliegh715/
Wadlig6719/
Wodlik671/
Wadlliegh670/

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