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Woodward

in New Mexico

There are 179 people with the last name "Woodward" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

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Woodward 937
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  1. is 933rd most common Grimes
  2. is 934th most common Molinar
  3. is 935th most common Moody
  4. is 936th most common Parrish
  5. is 937th most common Woodward
  6. is 938th most common Cantu
  7. is 939th most common Mcclain
  8. is 940th most common Oconnor
  9. is 941st most common Patrick

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodward

John, Thomas, David, Anne, Christopher, Gary, James, Lisa, Mary

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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