Woodrofe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Grenada

Woodrofe 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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Woodrofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Woodrofe 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

Woodrofe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woodrofe occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Woodrofe.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodrofe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woodrofe is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Woodrofe are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is mostly found in: Bedfordshire, where 67 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 17 percent reside. Outside of England it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Grenada, where 11 percent reside.

Woodrofe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woodrofe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woodrofe surname decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wooddroffe895/
Woodroffee893/
Woodroof88865/
Woodroff88247/
Woodroft882/
Woodrouf880/
Woodrouff825/
Woodraffe820/
Woodroffs820/
Woodrooff820/
Woodrow809,861/
Woodrov801/
Wodroff801/
Woodraff753/
Woodroow751/
Woodraft751/
Woodrrow751/
Wooddrow751/
Wodrow7115/
Bodrof712/
Voodrouff710/
Bodroff6717/
Woodraw675/
Wudroff670/

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