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Woodruff

in North Carolina

There are 951 people with the last name "Woodruff" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Woodruff 1,178
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  1. is 1,174th most common Mckay
  2. is 1,175th most common Peoples
  3. is 1,176th most common Richard
  4. is 1,177th most common Mcgill
  5. is 1,178th most common Woodruff
  6. is 1,179th most common Albright
  7. is 1,180th most common Currin
  8. is 1,181st most common Jensen
  9. is 1,182nd most common Scales

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

David, James, Michael, Thomas, William, Robert, Charles, Ann, John, Linda

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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