Woodnott Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woodnott Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.), 14th cent. Wodenot, from, with French diminutive suff. -ot, the Continental (Low)Teut. form Wódan, Wódin, or Wóden, of the Anglo-Saxon heroic and pers. name Woden [the name is from O.(Low) Teutonic wód-, enraged, rabid, possessed, as in Old English wód (Late Middle English and Early Mod.

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Woodnott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Woodnott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.), 14th cent. Wodenot, from, with French diminutive suff. -ot, the Continental (Low)Teut. form Wódan, Wódin, or Wóden, of the Anglo-Saxon heroic and pers. name Woden [the name is from O.(Low) Teutonic wód-, enraged, rabid, possessed, as in Old English wód (Late Middle English and Early Mod.E. wood) = Gothic wód-s-Old Norse óð-r (-O.H.Ger. wuot] The cognate present-day French surname is Godinot.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodnott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodnott is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodnott? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Woodnott reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England Woodnott is most numerous in: Essex, where 57 percent live, Kent, where 22 percent live and Suffolk, where 9 percent live. Excluding England Woodnott occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Woodnott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodnott has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Woodnott last name expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodnot930/
Woodnutt88192/
Woodnoth8810/
Woodnut805/
Wodnutt800/
Woodna711/
Wodnoi711/
Boodno710/
Boodnoi678/
Boodnat670/

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