Woodford

Woodford Meaning & Origin

About Woodford
The surname Woodford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "wudu" meaning "wood" and "ford" meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Woodford is "one who lived near or worked at the ford in the woods." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name resided or had some association with a place named Woodford.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Woodford: 4,989
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 6,757
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.69

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ATFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W031063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W UH1 D F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈwʊdfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATFRT', 'FTFRT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W316

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Woodford in Braille

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

The name Woodford in braille

How to sign the name Woodford using Sign Language

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

The name Woodford in sign language

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