Woodsford Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Woodsford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woodsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2631:102,64511,557
England2361:236,09319,489
United States421:8,629,975373,648
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Wales181:171,91811,581
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
Jersey131:3,991684
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Woodsford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodsford occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Woodsford.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodsford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 528,890th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. The last name Woodsford occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Woodsford live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Woodsford is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 102,645. In Australia Woodsford is primarily found in: Victoria, where 79 percent are found, New South Wales, where 18 percent are found and South Australia, where 2 percent are found. Not including Australia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Woodsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodsford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Woodsford surname expanded 223 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodsford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woodsford surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Woodsford earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wosford883/
Bodsford82181/
Wadsford820/
Bosford7576/
Wasford750/
Botsford712,418/
Watsford71363/
Washford71157/
Boxsford711/
Wohzford711/
Badsford710/
Boshford710/
Bossford710/
Wasfor6738/
Bottsford6731/
Bosfor6723/
Wattsford674/
Wadsforth671/
Watsfordt670/
Bodsforth670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woodsford
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