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Woodburn Name Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name from Woodburn in Corsenside (Northumberland) Woodburn (Ayrshire Kincardineshire Midlothian) or Woodburn in Oakford (Devon). The placenames all derive from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + burna ‘spring stream’ i.e. a stream flowing through a wood.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Woodbury, Woodford, Cockburn, Winburn, Colburn, Bradburn, Chadburn

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Where is the Woodburn family from?

You can see how Woodburn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Woodburn family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Woodburn families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 63 Woodburn families living in Ontario. This was about 42% of all the recorded Woodburn's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Woodburn families in 1911.
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What did your Woodburn ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Domestic were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Woodburn. 64% of Woodburn men worked as a Farmer and 43% of Woodburn women worked as a Domestic. Some less common occupations for Americans named Woodburn were Engineer and Stenographer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    64%
  • Labourer
    16%
  • Student
    11%
  • Engineer
    11%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Domestic
    43%
  • Operator
    29%
  • Stenographer
    29%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Woodburn. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Woodburn. For the veterans among your Woodburn ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Woodburn lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Woodburn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Woodburn in 1945 was 23, and 75 in 2004.

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