Woodward is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Woodward
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning: The name means in English a ranger.

How popular is Woodward?

Woodward is common in England.

Woodward is ranked 6511 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Woodward bearers increased by 1.440318 per cent in 2010 US census to 36764 since 2000, the surname slipped by 69 spots and ranked at 944. The last name was found in around 125 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.74 91.25
Black 4.8 4.72
Hispanic or Latino 2.36 1.49
Others 1.8 1.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.54
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.59
Woodward is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 83534 people have been found who wears Woodward as their family name. Woodward is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
83,411 Czech Republic8
7,646 Japan7
527,030 Indonesia7
1,377 South Korea6
64 Norfolk Island6
7,031 China6
5,340 Iceland6
9,053 Senegal5
10,876 Trinidad and Tobago5
180 Montserrat4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
35,789 Turkey3
15,749 Finland3
144,472 Kazakhstan3
10,686 Costa Rica3
108,034 Italy3
13,481 Qatar3
4,944 Bosnia2
4,164 Vietnam2
44,018 Poland2
12,844 Pakistan2
6,900 Oman2
6,103 Cyprus2
18,035 Egypt2
53,033 Nigeria1
7,198 Maldives1
492,292 Ukraine1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
5,553 Taiwan1
49,529 Israel1
2,578 Guam1
113 Falkland Islands1
24,771 Colombia1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
4,249 Cambodia1
8,181 Botswana1
717 Bhutan1
1,879 Belize1
10,958 Bangladesh1
28,365 Kenya1
1,819 Laos1
12,270 Lebanon1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
36,814 Romania1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
9,591 Panama1
5,872 Namibia1
2,309 Monaco1
8,268 Mauritius1
2,040 Mali1
6,967 Macedonia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,591 Belgium37
15,412 Denmark34
514 Isle of Man27
23,443 Norway26
297,046 Russia25
37,959 United Arab Emirates25
813 Jersey22
1,021 Malta21
606 Guernsey18
55,829 Zimbabwe16
90,112 Germany14
9,476 Thailand11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
83,365 Brazil95
3,961 Ireland93
3,956 Singapore83
15,572 Switzerland72
7,402 Portugal55
237,542 India53
39,248 Netherlands53
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Woodward:
913 Scotland899
17,058 France563
9,937 Mexico471
13,905 Spain246
1,341 Northern Ireland215
11,447 Malaysia152
1,698 Hong Kong142
36,751 Argentina134
Countries with thousands of Woodward:
453 Australia6,363
1,559 Canada3,317
4,316 South Africa1,516
506 New Zealand1,283
273 Wales1,230
Countries with ten thousands of Woodward:
826 United States45,080
288 England20,870
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Sarah Woodward from Ireland aboard the Panthea from Liverpool on May 4, 1846 during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 56 years old when she arrived in USA. 30 years old Jno. Woodward, Immigrant Eliza Woodward, Richard Woodward, aged 30, James Woodward, aged 24, 24 years old Margarey Woodward, Elizabeth Woodward (Born at sea) Infant, Immigrant M. Woodward, Edwin Woodward, aged 25, and 18 other Woodward around 33.33% of whom were clerk migrated to US from Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow and Dublin.

Woodward Namesakes

  • Tim Woodward, from 2009 drama movie Barstool Cowboy, who characterized Mick.

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