Woodford

English

Etymology

More than likely from wood + ford.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /wʊdfəd/

Proper noun

Woodford (countable and uncountable, plural Woodfords)

  1. A surname.
  2. various places in England:
    1. a suburb in the London Borough of Redbridge.
    2. a hamlet in north-east Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2113).
    3. a community near Stone, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6995).
    4. a village in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester, (OS grid ref SJ8982).
    5. a village in East Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP9677).
    6. a hamlet in West Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0638).
    7. a parish containing the villages of Lower, Middle and Upper Woodford, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1236).
  3. a village in County Galway, Ireland.
  4. various places in Australia:
    1. a village in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales.
    2. a small town in Moreton Bay region, Queensland.
    3. a township in the Western District of Victoria.
  5. a community in Meaford municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  6. various places in the United States of America:
    1. an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
    2. an unincorporated community in Woodford County, Illinois.
    3. an unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
    4. a small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
    5. a town in Bennington County, Vermont.
    6. an unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia.
    7. a CDP in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodford is the 6757th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4989 individuals. Woodford is most common among White (76.37%) and Black/African American (17.72%) individuals.
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