Woodyard Surname

104,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,508 people bear this surname

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

Woodyard Surname Definition:

A rare surname. Perhaps from Old English toudigere (wudiere), woodcutter or wood carrier, with accretionary d.

Woodyard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0151:90,27610,150
Australia2491:108,41612,099
England1571:354,89225,525
Canada391:944,75971,777
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:147,73013,110
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8791:57,1326,358

Woodyard (14) may also be a first name.

Woodyard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A rare surname. Perhaps from Old English toudigere (wudiere), woodcutter or wood carrier, with accretionary d.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Woodyard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woodyard occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodyard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 104,149th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,616,581 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Woodyard are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Woodyard is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,015 people, or 1 in 90,276. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Woodyard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woodyard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodyard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woodyard surname are 11.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woodyard earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning $38,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.03% more than the national average, earning $57,646 CAD per year.

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Woodyard Reference & Research

Woodman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Woodman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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