Woodwright Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woodwright Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woodwright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Woodwright Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodwright is most common in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Woodwright click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodwright? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woodwright is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Woodwright are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most common in: Essex, where 100 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Woodwright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodwright has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Woodwright surname expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodwright Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Woodwright last name is predominantly Brethren (100%) in Ireland.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Woodwright
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