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Woodruff

in Florida

There are 1,177 people with the last name "Woodruff" in Florida.

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Ranking in Florida

NameRank
Woodruff 1,572
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  1. is 1,568th most common Greenwood
  2. is 1,569th most common Groves
  3. is 1,570th most common Longo
  4. is 1,571st most common Mohammed
  5. is 1,572nd most common Woodruff
  6. is 1,573rd most common Fish
  7. is 1,574th most common Hinds
  8. is 1,575th most common Darby
  9. is 1,576th most common Schaffer

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

John, James, Robert, Richard, Michael, William, David, Thomas, Mark, Susan

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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