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Woodruff

in Kansas

There are 210 people with the last name "Woodruff" in Kansas.

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Ranking in Kansas

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Woodruff 1,372
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  1. is 1,368th most common Huynh
  2. is 1,369th most common Miner
  3. is 1,370th most common Osburn
  4. is 1,371st most common Shank
  5. is 1,372nd most common Woodruff
  6. is 1,373rd most common Branson
  7. is 1,374th most common Britton
  8. is 1,375th most common Cherry
  9. is 1,376th most common Gerber

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

James, Billy, Cortney, David, Janice, Jeremy, Jerry, Mitchall, Pamela, Randy

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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