Woodthorpe Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woodthorpe Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Woodthorpe = the Village by the Wood [Old English wudu = Old Norse uið-r + Old English Old Norse þorp]

Woodthorpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5341:104,34110,941
Australia661:409,02632,879
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:81,2518,700
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Woodthorpe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) belonging to Woodthorpe = the Village by the Wood [Old English wudu = Old Norse uið-r + Old English Old Norse þorp]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. Leicester and Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Yorkshire.

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

Woodthorpe Last Name Facts

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

Woodthorpe occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodthorpe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 466,730th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Woodthorpe are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Woodthorpe is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 534 people, or 1 in 104,341. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Woodthorpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodthorpe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 231 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodthorpe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woodthorpe last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woodthorpe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 39.54% more than the national average, earning $60,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.11% more than the national average, earning $61,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodthorp9542/
Woodthrop841/
Woodrape781/
Widthorp780/
Woodrup71290/
Bothorp7110/
Woodrop711/
Woodrupp6716/
Bathorpe672/
Woodwarp671/
Bouthorp670/
Woodropp670/
Botorp632/
Wasstorp562/
Bottorph560/
Huatorpet5360/

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