Woodlock Surname

309,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Woodlock Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Enclosure or Fold in or by the Wood [Old English wudu + loc(a, enclosure, fold]

Woodlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5621:644,94551,776
England2081:267,87521,171
Australia1861:145,13815,497
Ireland1061:44,4243,361
Canada761:484,81041,569
Scotland441:121,6787,769
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland921:48,1514,112
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

Woodlock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Enclosure or Fold in or by the Wood [Old English wudu + loc(a, enclosure, fold]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the enclosure in, or by, the wood.

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

Woodlock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodlock is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodlock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 309,145th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,973,398 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Woodlock reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 562 people, or 1 in 644,945. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 26 percent live, Indiana, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Woodlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodlock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodlock surname rose 203 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 293 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 115 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodlock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woodlock surname are 4.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.28% registered with the party.

The amount Woodlock earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $44,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $50,364 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodlok931/
Wodlock930/
Woodlook881/
Woodlack880/
Woodlox802/
Wadlock801/
Woodlake7511/
Bodlack6732/
Badlock6710/
Vodlack674/
Budlock671/
Bodlak57490/
Bodlák57466/
Vodlak575/
Bodlac572/
Bodłok571/
Bodlog571/
Bodlyak535/
Wadlake530/

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