Woodrof Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Woodrof Surname Definition:

(English)WooD-REEVE; Wood- IBailiff; Forester [Old English wudu + ge)réfa, ge)ræfa] Woodreve.—the woodman, the forester of the Midland Counties.—Surrey Provincialisms (English Dialectal Soc.).

Spent upon our wood reefe for coming to give us notice of some abuses done to our wood.

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Woodrof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Woodrof Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English)WooD-REEVE; Wood- IBailiff; Forester [Old English wudu + ge)réfa, ge)ræfa] Woodreve.—the woodman, the forester of the Midland Counties.—Surrey Provincialisms (English Dialectal Soc.).

Spent upon our wood reefe for coming to give us notice of some abuses done to our wood.—MS. Accts. (1643), St. John’s Hosp., Cant.; Dict. Kent. Dialectal, p. 191.

It is improbable that the plant-name ‘woodruff,’ Old English wudurofe, has had any influence on the weak forms of this surname in -roff(e, -ruff(e, etc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodrof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodrof is most common in Venezuela. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodrof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Woodrof is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Woodrof reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

It is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,551,019. In Venezuela it is most prevalent in: Zulia, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Venezuela it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Woodrof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodrof has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodroof93865/
Woodroff93247/
Woodrofe939/
Woodroft932/
Woodrouf930/
Woodroffe883,208/
Woodroofe88325/
Woodrouff885/
Woodroffs880/
Woodrooff880/
Woodrow869,861/
Woodrov861/
Wodroff861/
Woodrooffe8244/
Wooddroffe825/
Woodraff803/
Woodroow801/
Woodraft801/
Woodrrow801/
Wooddrow801/
Wodrow7715/
Bodrof772/
Voodrouff750/
Woodraffe750/
Bodroff7117/
Woodraw715/
Wudroff710/

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