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Woodruff

in Alabama

There are 698 people with the last name "Woodruff" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

NameRank
Woodruff 902
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  1. is 898th most common Lovell
  2. is 899th most common Thigpen
  3. is 900th most common Downs
  4. is 901st most common Lankford
  5. is 902nd most common Woodruff
  6. is 903rd most common Bynum
  7. is 904th most common Madden
  8. is 905th most common Wesley
  9. is 906th most common Dill

Similar Names and Nicknames

Wood, Woods, Woodard, Woodward, Woodson, Woody, Woodall, Woodworth, Woodbury, Wooden

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

James, John, Mary, Linda, Richard, Bobby, Larry, William, David, Robert

Meaning & History

English: topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Old English wudurofe (a compound of wudu ‘wood’ with a second element of unknown origin). The leaves of the plant have a sweet smell and the surname may also have been a nickname for one who used it as a perfume, or perhaps an ironical nickname for a malodorous person.

FOREBEARS Two English families brought the name Woodruff to the American colonies: those of Matthew Woodruff and of John and Ann Woodruffe. The latter migrated to Lynn, MA, from Kent, and moved to Southampton, Long Island, NY, before 1640. John and Ann's many descendants were established in NJ, NC, and SC by 1790. The city of Woodruff, SC, is named for this family. The name is variously spelled Woodrove, Woodroffe, Woodruffe, Woodrough, and Woodruff in colonial records.

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