Woodyard Surname
Approximately 4,508 people bear this surname
Woodyard Surname Definition:
A rare surname. Perhaps from Old English toudigere (wudiere), woodcutter or wood carrier, with accretionary d.
Woodyard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,015 | 1:90,276 | 10,150 |
| Australia | 249 | 1:108,416 | 12,099 |
| England | 157 | 1:354,892 | 25,525 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 879 | 1:57,132 | 6,358 |
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.
Woodyard Demographics
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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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