Woodrow Surname

51,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Woodrow Surname Definition:

From the occupation or office of 'wood-reeve' or overseer of a forest (Old English wudu + (ge)refa). The land of John Woddruff in Glasgow is mentioned in 1505 (LCD., p. 258), and a piece of land there was sold by William Wodrufe in 1551 (Protocols, I).

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Woodrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8491:94,17010,567
England2,6531:21,0022,962
Australia1,3771:19,6052,723
Canada1,0921:33,7414,340
Scotland2561:20,9132,415
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Northern Ireland761:24,2772,748
Wales661:46,8874,434
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Jersey221:4,509908
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
France101:6,642,272293,169
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5641:15,5852,303
Scotland2781:13,4651,562
Wales141:112,0304,740
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8541:58,8046,509

Woodrow (20,443) may also be a first name.

Woodrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the occupation or office of 'wood-reeve' or overseer of a forest (Old English wudu + (ge)refa). The land of John Woddruff in Glasgow is mentioned in 1505 (LCD., p. 258), and a piece of land there was sold by William Wodrufe in 1551 (Protocols, I). Patrick Wodruif was reidare at Egleschame (Eaglesham), 1574 (RMR.), Thomas Widdrow was merchant and guild burgess of Glasgow, 1610 (Burgesses), and Janet Widdrow or Wardrop at Innerkip was accused of being a witch, 1629 (RPC., 2. ser. III, p. 125). The Rev. Robert Wodrow (1679-1734), minister of Eastwood and church historian, was the best known of the name. His eldest son, Andrew, emigrated to Virginia in 1768 and served on the side of the colonists in the Revolution. Widrof 1551, Widrow 1667, Witherow 1702, Withraw 1683, Woodrow 1672, Wodrofe 1551, Wodruf 1507, Woodrowe 1658, Woodruif 1574; Widdrowe. In Ulster it has become Witherow through change of d to th.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Hedgerow by the Wood [Old English wudu + rœw, hedgerow] Roger Wodrowe.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1310-11.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Woodrow (row of trees), the name of places in Wiltshire and Worcestershire.

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

A location name in Dorset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Woodrow Last Name Facts

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

Woodrow (Arabic: وودرو) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodrow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woodrow is the 51,939th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 739,027 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Woodrow live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Woodrow is also the 37,200th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 20,443 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,849 people, or 1 in 94,170. In The United States Woodrow is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Woodrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woodrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodrow surname rose 451 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woodrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Woodrow last name is chiefly Presbyterian (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woodrow surname are 20.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woodrow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning R 264,084 per year; in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $49,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodroow931/
Woodrrow931/
Wooddrow931/
Woodrowe931/
Wodrow9215/
Woodrof866/
Woodraw865/
Woodrov861/
Woodroof80865/
Woodroff80247/
Woodrofe809/
Woodroft802/
Woodrouf800/
Bodrow7731/
Wudrow771/
Woodroffe753,208/
Woodroofe75325/
Woodrouff755/
Woodroffs750/
Woodrooff750/
Boudrow71158/
Woodruf7144/
Woodrooffe7144/
Wooddroffe715/
Wodroff711/
Boddrow710/
Woodruff6739,791/
Woodruft676/
Woodrufs676/
Woodraff673/
Woodraft671/
Woodruuf671/
Woodrusf671/
Wooddruf670/

Woodrow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Woodrow in the Arabic language
وودروwwdrw-

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