Woodman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Woodman Name Meaning: Meaning 'forester', possibily taken from the Anglo-Saxon name 'wuduweard' which means 'wood protector or guardian'.

An occupational name given to someone who maintained the forest or worked in a forest with the trees and game. 'Woodcutter'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Woodman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Woodman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 518
Labourer 62
Agricultural Labourer 58
Dress Maker 41
Domestic Servant 37
Laundress 30
Carpenter 24
General Servant 22
Servant 21
Gardener 20
Ag Labourer 19
Cook 17
Dressmaker 15
Annuitant 14
Baker 14
House Keeper 14
Assistant 13
Butcher 13
Milliner 13
Nurse 12
Shoe Maker 11
Stone Mason 11
Farm Labourer 10
Tailor 10
Sawyer 10

Woodman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Woodman 100% 26,365
2 Wadman 71% 3,067
3 Wademan 57% 243

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The surname Woodman is the most popular version of all its varients

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