Woodroofe Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Woodroofe 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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Woodroofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:506,52832,143
Australia861:313,90427,145
Ireland481:98,1035,309
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Woodroofe 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

(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

(English) A wood or forest keeper for the lord of the manor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Woodroofe Last Name Facts

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

Woodroofe is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Woodroofe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodroofe? popularity and diffusion

Woodroofe is the 844,382nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. Woodroofe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Woodroofe live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 506,528. In England it is mostly concentrated in: East Sussex, where 21 percent reside, Kent, where 18 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Beside England this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent reside and Ireland, where 15 percent reside.

Woodroofe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodroofe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Woodroofe surname grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 178 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woodroofe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woodroofe surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Woodroofe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26% less than the national average, earning $31,931 USD per year.

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