Woodmason Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woodmason Surname Definition:

(English + French-Latin) Wood-Mason [Middle English wode, Old English wudu, wood + Old French masson (French maçon), Low Latin macio, matio; whence also Ger. steinmetz, O.H.Ger. stein mezzo, stonemason; like Ger. metzeln, to butcher, ult.

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Woodmason Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:633,16037,224
Australia271:999,84158,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Woodmason Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English + French-Latin) Wood-Mason [Middle English wode, Old English wudu, wood + Old French masson (French maçon), Low Latin macio, matio; whence also Ger. steinmetz, O.H.Ger. stein mezzo, stonemason; like Ger. metzeln, to butcher, ult. conn. with Latin macellarius, meat-seller-macellum, meat - market, shambles]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Woodmanstone; a location name in Surrey.

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

Average Woodmason Salary in
England

£19,828

Per year
Rank:
82,126 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.59824E-5
Rank: 63,426 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
73.5%
Sample size: 10 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Woodmason Last Name Facts

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

Woodmason is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodmason? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Woodmason reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 633,160. In England Woodmason is most common in: Devon, where 22 percent live, Cornwall, where 18 percent live and Lancashire, where 16 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Woodmason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodmason has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wood-Mason953/
Wadamson711/
Weidemson670/
Wadamasinh6315/
Watomsan595/
Watamasna561/
Wittiamson531/
Watamasinh531/

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