Woodards

Woodards Meaning & Origin

About Woodards
The surname Woodards is of English origin and is derived from the occupational name for someone who worked with wood, such as a carpenter or a woodworker. The name is a variant spelling of the more common surname Woodward, which itself comes from the Old English words "wudu" meaning "wood" and "weard" meaning "guardian" or "keeper." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Woodards can be interpreted as "guardian or keeper of the wood" or "woodworker."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Woodards is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Woodards: 320
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 62,531
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Woodards based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Woodards is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ATRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W030632
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W UH1 D ER0 D Z
🌐 IPA
/woodards*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATRTS', 'FTRTS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W363

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Woodards in Braille

Here's how to represent Woodards in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Woodards in braille

How to sign the name Woodards using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Woodards using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Woodards in sign language

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