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Woodruff

in California

There are 1,473 people with the last name "Woodruff" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
Woodruff 1,906
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  1. is 1,902nd most common Cash
  2. is 1,903rd most common Tobin
  3. is 1,904th most common Lazaro
  4. is 1,905th most common Pickett
  5. is 1,906th most common Woodruff
  6. is 1,907th most common Hawley
  7. is 1,908th most common Swain
  8. is 1,909th most common Langley
  9. is 1,910th most common Segovia

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

David, John, Robert, James, Michael, Donald, Kenneth, William, Gary

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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