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 surname Woodrof is more commonly found in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodrof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woodrof is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Woodrof occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Woodrof are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

Woodrof is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,551,019. In Venezuela it is primarily concentrated in: Zulia, where 100 percent live. Barring Venezuela this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Woodrof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodrof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woodrof surname grew 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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