Woodley is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Woodley
No. of characters: 7
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Woodley

How popular is Woodley?

Woodley is common in South Africa.

Woodley is ranked 27581 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Woodley bearers increased by 5.739815 per cent in 2010 US census to 6982 since 2000, the surname slipped by 146 spots and ranked at 5026. The last name was found in around 24 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 46.68 45.36
White 46.29 49.16
Hispanic or Latino 3.34 2.51
Others 2.75 2.01
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0.55
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.34 0.41
Woodley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead in terms of density. Around 18353 people have been found who wears Woodley as their family name. Woodley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
126 Montserrat6
2,491 Zambia5
4,384 Northern Ireland3
16,136 Kenya3
14,054 China3
90,215 Germany3
26,123 Malaysia2
9,185 Hong Kong2
6,103 Cyprus2
1,118 Isle of Man2
1,777 Jersey2
1,389 Barbados2
6,266 Luxembourg2
1,333 Guam2
49,101 Denmark1
3,307 Malta1
176 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1
7,314 Bolivia1
10,190 Bahrain1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
30,360 Thailand1
810,193 Indonesia1
880 Djibouti1
9,591 Panama1
21,562 Portugal1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
153,416 Italy1
3,243 Suriname1
14,644 Tunisia1
5,467 Haiti1
1,818 Guernsey1
42,479 Greece1
25,746 Finland1
53,033 Nigeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
45,674 Spain44
221 Bermuda41
7,570 Ireland38
403 United States Virgin Islands36
2,341 Costa Rica34
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
131 British Virgin Islands29
57 Anguilla22
15,050 Singapore18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
25,821 Netherlands97
2,423 Jamaica89
17,456 Switzerland63
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Woodley:
1,650 New Zealand457
2,593 Dominican Republic216
983 Trinidad and Tobago207
26,800 Argentina194
41 Saint Kitts and Nevis189
2,337 Wales169
132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines157
3,984 Scotland151
Countries with thousands of Woodley:
5,088 United States7,778
1,734 England4,587
3,455 Canada1,357
2,544 Australia1,218
6,461 South Africa1,005
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Andrew Woodley was 27 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 11, 1850. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Constitution from Liverpool. 25 years old William Woodley, Andrew Woodley (3), Andrew Woodley (Born at sea) Infant, are other Woodley that migrated to US.

Woodley Namesakes

  • Shailene Woodley, Actress
  • Tyron Woodley, Mixed martial artist
  • LaMarr Woodley, Football outside linebacker
  • Bruce Woodley, Singer-songwriter
  • LaMarr Woodley, Football outside linebacker
  • Shailene Woodley, Actress
  • Vic Woodley, Soccer player
  • Oscar Isreal Woodley, Author
  • Janelle Woodley, Musical Artist
  • Jess Woodley, TV Personality

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