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Woodruff

in Ohio

There are 1,596 people with the last name "Woodruff" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

NameRank
Woodruff 645
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  1. is 641st most common Dorsey
  2. is 642nd most common Sloan
  3. is 643rd most common Stephenson
  4. is 644th most common Cobb
  5. is 645th most common Woodruff
  6. is 646th most common Kim
  7. is 647th most common Springer
  8. is 648th most common Wyatt
  9. is 649th most common Hostetler

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

John, James, Robert, David, Michael, William, Donald, Richard, Mark, Steven

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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