Woodrooffe Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Woodrooffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the woodreeve' or wood-bailiff, but I cannot find the term in official use; from Anglo-Saxon rof, active (v. reeve, Skeat); compare sheriff, port-reeve, borough-reeve, v. Woodward.

John Woderove, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Woodrooffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England21:27,859,030389,889
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Woodrooffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the woodreeve' or wood-bailiff, but I cannot find the term in official use; from Anglo-Saxon rof, active (v. reeve, Skeat); compare sheriff, port-reeve, borough-reeve, v. Woodward.

John Woderove, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Woderove, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Henry Woderoue, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Thomas Woderoue, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1524. William Woddrof, or Woderof: Register of the University of Oxford.

George Wood ruffe, temp. Elis. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1733. Married — Daniel Woodrooffe to Jemima Archer: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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

Woodroof, from Wood—reeve, the governor or keeper of a wood, a forester.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

WOODEREVE: The bailiff or reeve entrusted with the care of timber and underwood.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Woodrooffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodrooffe is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodrooffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woodrooffe is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Woodrooffe live; 75 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Woodrooffe is mostly found in: New York, where 62 percent reside, Michigan, where 29 percent reside and Georgia, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Woodrooffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodrooffe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodrooffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Woodrooffe surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woodrooffe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Woodrooffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.44% less than the national average, earning R 136,776 per year; in United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 122.59% more than the national average, earning $110,590 CAD per year.

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