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Woodward

in Louisiana

There are 425 people with the last name "Woodward" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

NameRank
Woodward 1,215
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  1. is 1,211th most common Castro
  2. is 1,212th most common Glenn
  3. is 1,213th most common Horne
  4. is 1,214th most common Huffman
  5. is 1,215th most common Woodward
  6. is 1,216th most common Ashworth
  7. is 1,217th most common Choate
  8. is 1,218th most common Mackey
  9. is 1,219th most common Sylve

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodward

Carl, William, James, Robert, Mary, Gary, Joe, John, Thomas, Bill

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from the Old English elements mentioned at 2).
  • 2. perhaps also from an Old English personal name Wuduweard, composed of the elements wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian’, ‘protector’.

    • FOREBEARS Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born about 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).

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    Carl Woodward, LA (9 searches)
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