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Woodruff

in Mississippi

There are 398 people with the last name "Woodruff" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Woodruff 923
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  1. is 919th most common Finley
  2. is 920th most common Mcghee
  3. is 921st most common Coats
  4. is 922nd most common Murphree
  5. is 923rd most common Woodruff
  6. is 924th most common Buck
  7. is 925th most common Newsom
  8. is 926th most common Spence
  9. is 927th most common Slade

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

James, Charles, Mary, Thomas, William, Jerry, John, Patricia, David, Dorothy

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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