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Woodruff

in Texas

There are 1,546 people with the last name "Woodruff" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

NameRank
Woodruff 1,489
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  1. is 1,485th most common Kinney
  2. is 1,486th most common Mena
  3. is 1,487th most common Tyson
  4. is 1,488th most common Nevarez
  5. is 1,489th most common Woodruff
  6. is 1,490th most common Hankins
  7. is 1,491st most common Stanton
  8. is 1,492nd most common Mcadams
  9. is 1,493rd most common Breaux

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

James, David, Michael, Robert, John, William, Paul, Mark, Charles, 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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