Woodsum Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Woodsum Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Woodsome (houses in a wood), in Yorkshire; the son of Wuda (wood).

Woodsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Woodsum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Woodsome (houses in a wood), in Yorkshire; the son of Wuda (wood).

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

Woodsum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodsum is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodsum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 883,255th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Woodsum live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woodsum is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 1,196,234. In The United States Woodsum is most frequent in: Maine, where 17 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New Hampshire, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Woodsum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodsum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woodsum surname grew 312 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woodsum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woodsum surname are 29.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Woodsum earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,784 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodcum8660/
Woodsom8623/
Woodsun865/
Woodsem860/
Woodsam860/
Woodsome80141/
Woodsiam801/
Woods-Ham751/
Woodsound750/
Woodson7123,442/
Woudsma71442/
Wotsumu711/
Woodcom710/
Woodsoon672/
Woodsson672/
Wood-Hasiam671/
Wooddson671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woodsum
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