Woodriff Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Woodriff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woodriff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Woodriff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodriff occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodriff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,527,735th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Woodriff reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States Woodriff is primarily found in: Washington, where 30 percent are found, Virginia, where 11 percent are found and Alaska, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Woodriff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodriff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woodriff last name expanded 323 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodriff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woodriff last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

Woodriff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $41,466 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodriffe9468/
Woodrif932/
Woodreff884/
Woodrift884/
Woodryffe821/
Wadriff8013/
Wadrif7120/
Boudrif67278/
Woodrew672/
Wadrift672/
Badrif576/
Boudref531/

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Woodriff Reference & Research

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

Woodruff 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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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Woodriff
  • 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