Woodward 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.
Discover how your Woodward ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 94 |
| Berkshire | 78 |
| Cambridgeshire | 61 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 582 |
| Cornwall | 57 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 457 |
| Devon | 95 |
| Dorset | 71 |
| Durham | 187 |
| Essex | 181 |
| Gloucestershire | 747 |
| Hampshire | 156 |
| Herefordshire | 32 |
| Hertfordshire | 158 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 34 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 263 |
| Lancashire | 1,243 |
| Leicestershire | 321 |
| Lincolnshire | 284 |
| London | 1,334 |
| Middlesex | 167 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 96 |
| Northamptonshire | 114 |
| Nottinghamshire | 665 |
| Oxfordshire | 302 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 34 |
| Shropshire | 58 |
| Suffolk | 128 |
| Somerset | 134 |
| Surrey | 145 |
| Sussex | 64 |
| Staffordshire | 784 |
| Warwickshire | 1,028 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 297 |
| Worcestershire | 543 |
| Yorkshire | 720 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 13 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 29 |
| Glamorgan | 57 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 58 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,145 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 331 |
| Labourer | 296 |
| Domestic Servant | 147 |
| General Servant | 132 |
| Dress Maker | 89 |
| Laundress | 82 |
| Coal Miner | 73 |
| Annuitant | 71 |
| House Keeper | 68 |
| Servant | 53 |
| Carpenter | 42 |
| Farm Servant | 41 |
| Blacksmith | 41 |
| Shoe Maker | 41 |
| Ag Labourer | 41 |
| Farm Labourer | 40 |
| Butcher | 39 |
| Gardener | 38 |
| Clerk | 35 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Dressmaker | 33 |
| Wife | 32 |
| Charwoman | 32 |
| General Servant Domestic | 30 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Woodward | 7,319 |
| Mary Woodward | 6,810 |
| John Woodward | 5,767 |
| Elizabeth Woodward | 4,586 |
| George Woodward | 4,079 |
| Thomas Woodward | 4,024 |
| Sarah Woodward | 3,855 |
| James Woodward | 3,380 |
| Charles Woodward | 2,469 |
| Ann Woodward | 2,391 |
| Joseph Woodward | 2,158 |
| Henry Woodward | 1,989 |
| Jane Woodward | 1,865 |
| Emma Woodward | 1,587 |
| Alice Woodward | 1,514 |
| Eliza Woodward | 1,509 |
| Annie Woodward | 1,484 |
| Ellen Woodward | 1,456 |
| Hannah Woodward | 1,357 |
| Frederick Woodward | 1,212 |
| Robert Woodward | 1,194 |
| Alfred Woodward | 1,173 |
| Samuel Woodward | 1,159 |
| Emily Woodward | 1,144 |
| Arthur Woodward | 1,130 |