Woodstock Surname

246,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Woodstock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Woodstock,' a borough and market-town, Oxfordshire.

Hudde de Wodestok, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Wodestok, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1546. John Wodstocke and Elizabeth Taylor: Marriage Lic.

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Woodstock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6191:585,55647,866
Jamaica3481:8,247946
England3441:161,97115,135
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Australia991:272,68424,601
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Woodstock (29) may also be a first name.

Woodstock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Woodstock,' a borough and market-town, Oxfordshire.

Hudde de Wodestok, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Wodestok, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1546. John Wodstocke and Elizabeth Taylor: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1635. Robert Woodstock, aged 40, sailed for St. Christophers, in the Matthew, from London: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1653. Buried — Agnes, d. Jeremy Woodstocke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1801. Married — William Bridgland and Ann Woodstock: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Woodstock (Oxfd.), 13th cent. Wodestok = the- Enclosure of the Wood [Old English wudu + stoc] Henry I. had a zoological park here, as related by William of Malmesbury— . . . leones, leopardos, lynces, camelos . . . habebatque conseptum quod Wude- stoche dicitur.—Gesta Regum Angl., v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Oxfordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Oxfordshire.

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

Woodstock Last Name Facts

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

Woodstock is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodstock? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 246,967th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,526,426 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Woodstock live; 45 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Woodstock is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

Woodstock is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 619 people, or 1 in 585,556. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 22 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Woodstock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodstock has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woodstock last name grew 814 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodstock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woodstock are 6.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Woodstock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $45,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $54,839 CAD per year.

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