Woodley Surname
Approximately 19,627 people bear this surname
Woodley 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.
Woodley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,921 | 1:40,630 | 4,991 |
| England | 5,300 | 1:10,513 | 1,556 |
| Australia | 1,532 | 1:17,621 | 2,469 |
| Canada | 1,358 | 1:27,132 | 3,614 |
| New Zealand | 431 | 1:10,507 | 1,828 |
| Netherlands | 337 | 1:50,110 | 8,589 |
| South Africa | 266 | 1:203,676 | 21,747 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 237 | 1:233 | 50 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 193 | 1:7,067 | 1,061 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 151 | 1:746 | 159 |
| Wales | 120 | 1:25,788 | 2,682 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Argentina | 81 | 1:527,696 | 38,577 |
| Scotland | 76 | 1:70,445 | 5,436 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 59 | 1:1,871 | 308 |
| Jamaica | 56 | 1:51,249 | 2,953 |
| Bermuda | 53 | 1:1,232 | 195 |
| Costa Rica | 34 | 1:140,590 | 2,066 |
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Anguilla | 22 | 1:611 | 57 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Montserrat | 11 | 1:450 | 91 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,619 | 1:9,307 | 1,397 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,035 | 1:48,520 | 5,535 |
Woodley (705) may also be a first name.
Woodley 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.
(English) One who came from Woodleigh (glade in a wood), in Devonshire.
Parishes and places in cos. Devon, &c., See .
A location name in Devon, Hampshire.
Woodley Demographics
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Woodley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woodley (Arabic: وودلى) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 27,393rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 371,302 people. Woodley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Woodley live; 53 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 311,169th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 705 people.
Woodley is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 8,921 people, or 1 in 40,630. In The United States Woodley is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 68 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Woodley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Woodley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woodley surname increased 862 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,520 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 132 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Woodley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Woodley last name is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Woodley surname are 0.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.64% being registered with the party.
The amount Woodley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.32% more than the national average, earning R 373,848 per year; in United States they earn 7.41% less than the national average, earning $39,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $53,528 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlley | 93 | 3 | / |
| Woodle | 92 | 1,203 | / |
| Wodley | 92 | 19 | / |
| Woodley's | 88 | 2 | / |
| Woodlee | 86 | 940 | / |
| Boodley | 86 | 28 | / |
| Woodles | 86 | 4 | / |
| Woodlay | 86 | 3 | / |
| Woodlea | 86 | 3 | / |
| Woodloe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Woddley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woodled | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wooddle | 86 | 0 | / |
| Woudley | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whoodly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wodly | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wodle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Woodlett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Woodelle | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wadley | 77 | 7,133 | / |
| Bodley | 77 | 2,609 | / |
| Boodle | 77 | 217 | / |
| Wodlei | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wodlej | 77 | 15 | / |
| Woudle | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wodler | 77 | 7 | / |
| Woddle | 77 | 2 | / |
| Voodle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woodla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boodly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vodley | 77 | 0 | / |
| Woodleiss | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woodeller | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boodhle | 71 | 296 | / |
| Waddley | 71 | 35 | / |
| Whadley | 71 | 4 | / |
| Woidlya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boudley | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waudley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bodleyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadleyy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boddley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Woodlas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Woodliz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bodle | 67 | 3,034 | / |
| Wadle | 67 | 1,921 | / |
| Wodli | 67 | 96 | / |
| Woodilla | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vodle | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wadly | 67 | 10 | / |
| Woodliss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Woodelli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodlich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woudille | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wodla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodelley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bodilley | 67 | 0 | / |
Woodley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Woodley in the Arabic language | ||
| وودلى | wwdly | - |
| وودلي | wwdly | - |
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Footnotes
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