Woodruf Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Woodruf 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.
Read More About This SurnameWoodruf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 229 | 1:219,296 | 18,666 |
Woodruf 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.
Woodruf Demographics
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Woodruf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woodruf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woodruf is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Woodruf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woodruf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Woodruf occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Woodruf are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Woodruf is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States Woodruf is primarily found in: California, where 12 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Woodruf occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside.
Woodruf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Woodruf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woodruf surname fell 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woodruf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Woodruf last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Woodruf earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.21% less than the national average, earning $29,681 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff | 93 | 39,791 | / |
| Woodruft | 93 | 6 | / |
| Woodrufs | 93 | 6 | / |
| Woodruuf | 93 | 1 | / |
| Woodrusf | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wooddruf | 93 | 0 | / |
| Woodrouf | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wodruf | 92 | 2 | / |
| Woodruffe | 88 | 543 | / |
| Wooddruff | 88 | 27 | / |
| Woodrouff | 88 | 5 | / |
| Woodrruff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wodruff | 86 | 11 | / |
| Woodroof | 80 | 865 | / |
| Woddruff | 80 | 10 | / |
| Woodroofe | 75 | 325 | / |
| Voodrouff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woodrooff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woodrow | 71 | 9,861 | / |
| Woodrooffe | 71 | 44 | / |
| Woodroow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodrrow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wooddrow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuddruff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wodrow | 62 | 15 | / |
| Bodruv | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vadruff | 57 | 2 | / |
| Wadroub | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouddroub | 50 | 1 | / |
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