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Woodruff

in the US

There are 22,052 people with the last name "Woodruff" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Woodruff 1,200
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  1. is 1,196th most common Herbert
  2. is 1,197th most common Villegas
  3. is 1,198th most common Rutledge
  4. is 1,199th most common Jamison
  5. is 1,200th most common Woodruff
  6. is 1,201st most common Herron
  7. is 1,202nd most common Crabtree
  8. is 1,203rd most common Espinosa
  9. is 1,204th most common Sheehan

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Woodruff

James, John, Robert, David, William, Michael, Mary, Charles, Thomas, Richard

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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