Woodmancy Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Woodmancy Surname Definition:

(English)Bel. to Woodmansey (Yorks) = Woodman's Island or Low Riparian Land [v. Woodman; and + Old English í(e)g, island, &c.] The place is situated on the banks of the R. Hull.

Woodmancy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Woodmancy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English)Bel. to Woodmansey (Yorks) = Woodman's Island or Low Riparian Land [v. Woodman; and + Old English í(e)g, island, &c.] The place is situated on the banks of the R. Hull.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A curious corruption of Woodmansey, near Beverley, co. York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Woodmancy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodmancy occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodmancy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woodmancy is the 746,827th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Woodmancy reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 1,041,549. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Woodmancy occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Woodmancy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodmancy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woodmancy surname expanded 197 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodmancy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woodmancy are 32.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.35% being registered with the political party.

Woodmancy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning $37,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

Woodmancy 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.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woodmancy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis