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
School 430
Private Means 40
Farm Labourer 39
General Labourer 32
None 31
Farmer 27
General Servant (domestic) 24
Domestic Servant 23
Labourer 23
At School 21
Dressmaker 18
House Painter 16
Gardener Domestic 15
Butcher 14
Carpenter 14
Dress Maker 14
Laundress 14
Cook (domestic) 12
Assisting In The Business 11
Soldier 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Baker 10
Dock Labourer 10
Errand Boy 10
Clerk 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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