Woodruffe Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Grenada

Woodruffe 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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Woodruffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2921:190,81516,913
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Trinidad and Tobago571:23,9292,651
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Grenada101:10,854835
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3361:72,5468,029
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Woodruffe 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

Woodruffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodruffe is most common in England. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodruffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woodruffe is the 578,557th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Woodruffe reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 190,815. In England Woodruffe is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 12 percent are found, Kent, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 10 percent are found.

Woodruffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woodruffe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 363 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woodruffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woodruffe surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Woodruffe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.63% less than the national average, earning $39,435 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodruffee951/
Woodruffer950/
Woodruff9439,791/
Woodriffe8968/
Wooddruff8927/
Woodrouff895/
Woodrruff891/
Woodruf8844/
Wodruff8811/
Woodrooffe8444/
Woddruff8210/
Woodrufs826/
Woodruft826/
Woodrusf821/
Woodruuf821/
Woodrouf820/
Wooddruf820/
Wodruf802/
Woodroofe78325/
Voodrouff780/
Woodrooff780/
Woodroof71865/
Wuddruff710/
Woodrow639,861/
Vadruff632/
Woodroow591/
Woodrrow591/
Wooddrow591/
Wodrow5315/
Bodruv531/
Wadroub501/

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Woodruffe Reference & Research

Woodruff DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Woodruff FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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