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Woodruff

in Virginia

There are 522 people with the last name "Woodruff" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

NameRank
Woodruff 1,584
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  1. is 1,580th most common Mundy
  2. is 1,581st most common Schaefer
  3. is 1,582nd most common Vinson
  4. is 1,583rd most common Winslow
  5. is 1,584th most common Woodruff
  6. is 1,585th most common Do
  7. is 1,586th most common Lyle
  8. is 1,587th most common Werner
  9. is 1,588th most common Coe

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

James, William, David, Robert, Mary, Deborah, Anne, Charles, Michael, Donald

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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