Woodyear Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Woodyear Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. (1) 'the wooder,' i.e. the woodman; (a) 'the wood-hewer,' i.e. a woodchopper. Both these names hare resolved themselves into Woodger and Woodyer; compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lawer, or Pavier for paver.

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Woodyear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
England131:4,286,005132,302
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Woodyear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. (1) 'the wooder,' i.e. the woodman; (a) 'the wood-hewer,' i.e. a woodchopper. Both these names hare resolved themselves into Woodger and Woodyer; compare Sawyer for Sawer, or lawyer for lawer, or Pavier for paver. With the corrupted Woodger for Woodyer, compare Goodger for Goodier. As regards Woodhewer, that would naturally and inevitably become Woodyer.

Matthew le Woder, Close Rolls, 35 Edward I.

Robert le Wodehyewere. Rolls of Parliament.

John Wodhewher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert Wodhewer, 1379: ibid.

William Wodhewer, 1379: ibid.

1605. Richard Woodyere: Register of the University of Oxford.

1669. John Woodger and Mary Hudsdon: Marriage Alleg.(Canterbury).

1790. Married —John Woodrow and Ann Woodyer: St. George, Hanover Square.

1709. — William Woodyer and Catherine Wood: ibid.

The present form of the name is now all but universally Woodyer.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Woodier, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woodyear Last Name Facts

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

Woodyear has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodyear? popularity and diffusion

Woodyear is the 1,504,764th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Woodyear are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woodyear is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 25 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and Mississippi, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 9 percent reside.

Woodyear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodyear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Woodyear last name rose 1,375 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodyear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woodyear last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

Woodyear earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $44,393 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Woodyer93192/
Woodyar9333/
Wooder86418/
Woodar8614/
Woodyr860/
Woody-Yeary841/
Woodier80458/
Wodeyar8083/
Woodwar8014/
Woodare809/
Woodari803/
Woodwyr801/
Woodaru801/
Woodaro801/
Woodara801/
Woodera800/
Woder7782/
Wodar7756/
Woodr771/
Woodware754/
Woodwaro751/
Woodhere751/
Wooddary751/
Woodarre751/
Woyedara751/
Woodwara750/
Woodreau750/
Wodere712,101/
Wodara71521/
Wooter71100/
Woodry7160/
Wodder7141/
Wodera7136/
Woodor7126/
Widyar7117/
Woider7112/
Woodra7111/
Woyter716/
Woyder715/
Woodro714/
Woodri712/
Wudear712/
Widyer712/
Wadyar711/
Woddhewar711/
Woodre711/
Woodrw711/
Wootar711/
Wodary710/
Woeder710/
Woodhauer710/
Wodier710/
Woodrey67112/
Woodtor6783/
Widyari6779/
Wadiyar6760/
Wadeyar6758/
Woodray6744/
Woodroe6736/
Wodarou6719/
Woodery6716/
Woytera6714/
Woydera676/
Woddier676/
Woderie674/
Wadewar674/
Wadyara674/
Woodwor674/
Woodroy673/
Woodhur673/
Wedewar672/
Woudari672/
Woidera672/
Wadyeri671/
Wodarra671/
Wootari671/
Woudwyr671/
Woudara671/
Wouda R671/
Wadyera671/
Wadhyar671/
Wodarey671/
Wodhera671/
Woodiry671/
Woodrie670/
Woodore670/
Woodree670/
Wooeter670/
Wootter670/
Wideyer670/
Wadjier531/

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