Woodruff

Woodruff Meaning & Origin

About Woodruff
The surname Woodruff is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "wudu" meaning "wood" and "hrof" meaning "roof." It is an occupational surname that was given to someone who worked with wood or lived near a wood or forest. The name Woodruff signifies a person's association with wood or their dwelling place near a wooded area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Woodruff: 26,286
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1341
  • Frequency per 100k people: 8.91

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Woodruff 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
ATRF
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W03601
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W UH1 D R AH0 F
🌐 IPA
/ˈwʊdrəf/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATRF', 'FTRF')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W361

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Woodruff in Braille

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

The name Woodruff in braille

How to sign the name Woodruff using Sign Language

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

The name Woodruff in sign language

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