Woodley Surname

27,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9211:40,6304,991
England5,3001:10,5131,556
Australia1,5321:17,6212,469
Canada1,3581:27,1323,614
New Zealand4311:10,5071,828
Netherlands3371:50,1108,589
South Africa2661:203,67621,747
Saint Kitts and Nevis2371:23350
Trinidad and Tobago1931:7,0671,061
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1511:746159
Wales1201:25,7882,682
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Scotland761:70,4455,436
United States Virgin Islands591:1,871308
Jamaica561:51,2492,953
Bermuda531:1,232195
Costa Rica341:140,5902,066
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
France301:2,214,091176,965
Anguilla221:61157
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Aruba181:5,749789
Guam161:10,0081,526
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Montserrat111:45091
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Panama51:782,45211,059
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China31:455,773,85521,925
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6191:9,3071,397
Wales341:46,1302,397
Guernsey71:4,665827
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0351:48,5205,535

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Woodleigh (glade in a wood), in Devonshire.

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

Parishes and places in cos. Devon, &c., See .

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Hampshire.

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

Woodley Last Name Facts

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

Woodley (Arabic: وودلى) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,393rd most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 371,302 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Woodley reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Woodley is also the 311,169th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 705 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 8,921 people, or 1 in 40,630. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Woodley occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Woodley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodley last name expanded 862 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,520 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 132 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woodley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Woodley surname is chiefly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woodley surname are 0.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.64% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodlley933/
Woodle921,203/
Wodley9219/
Woodley's882/
Woodlee86940/
Boodley8628/
Woodles864/
Woodlay863/
Woodlea863/
Woodloe862/
Woddley861/
Woodled861/
Wooddle860/
Woudley860/
Whoodly860/
Wodly831/
Wodle831/
Woodlett800/
Woodelle800/
Wadley777,133/
Bodley772,609/
Boodle77217/
Wodlei7727/
Wodlej7715/
Woudle779/
Wodler777/
Woddle772/
Voodle771/
Woodla771/
Boodly770/
Vodley770/
Woodleiss750/
Woodeller750/
Boodhle71296/
Waddley7135/
Whadley714/
Woidlya713/
Boudley712/
Waudley711/
Bodleyi711/
Wadleyy711/
Boddley710/
Woodlas710/
Woodliz710/
Bodle673,034/
Wadle671,921/
Wodli6796/
Woodilla6727/
Vodle6722/
Wadly6710/
Woodliss677/
Woodelli671/
Woodlich671/
Woudille671/
Wodla671/
Bodelley670/
Bodilley670/

Woodley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Woodley in the Arabic language
وودلىwwdly-
وودليwwdly-

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Woodley Reference & Research

Woodley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Woodley 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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