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Woodruff

in New York

There are 1,008 people with the last name "Woodruff" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

NameRank
Woodruff 1,501
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  1. is 1,497th most common Deangelis
  2. is 1,498th most common Del
  3. is 1,499th most common Rodrigues
  4. is 1,500th most common Aguirre
  5. is 1,501st most common Woodruff
  6. is 1,502nd most common Bartholomew
  7. is 1,503rd most common Bianchi
  8. is 1,504th most common Putnam
  9. is 1,505th most common Reardon

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

Robert, James, Charles, Michael, Richard, David, Patricia, John, Donald, Mark

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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