Woodwell Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Woodwell Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the Well or Spring of the Wood [Old English wudu + w(i)ell(a] 2 a nickname from the Woodwale [Middle English wodewale, a woodpecker: Old English wudu, a wood; the second elem. is prob. a borrowing from Old Norse ual-r, a hawk, falcon] In many places were nyghtyngales, Alpes, lynches, and wodewales.

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Woodwell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Australia291:930,88655,860
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Woodwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the Well or Spring of the Wood [Old English wudu + w(i)ell(a] 2 a nickname from the Woodwale [Middle English wodewale, a woodpecker: Old English wudu, a wood; the second elem. is prob. a borrowing from Old Norse ual-r, a hawk, falcon] In many places were nyghtyngales, Alpes, lynches, and wodewales.—Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 657-8.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Woodwell Demographics

Average Woodwell Salary in
United States

$50,975 USD

Per year
Rank:
378,779 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.96087E-5
Rank: 132,175 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
118.13%
Sample size: 83 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Woodwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woodwell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Woodwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodwell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,185,157th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Woodwell live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Woodwell is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 2,183,488. In The United States Woodwell is most prevalent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Washington, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Woodwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woodwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 241 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woodwell are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.05% being registered with the party.

Woodwell earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $50,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Woodwel931/
Wodwell930/
Woodwill881/
Woodwille820/
Wadwell80316/
Waddwell753/
Bootwell752/
Whadwell751/
Boudwell750/
Wadbell671/
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Woodbil671/
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