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Wooding Name Meaning

English (Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire): from Middle English wodinge ‘the cutting of wood’ (Old English wudung) probably a derivative of Middle English wode ‘wood’ or the Old English verb wudian ‘to cut wood’. The name may have been occupational for a wood-cutter or topographic denoting a person who lived at a place where wood was cut.

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


Similar surnames: Woodring, Woodfin, Woodling, Walding, Cooling, Woodin, Woolen

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Where is the Wooding family from?

You can see how Wooding families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wooding family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wooding families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 42 Wooding families living in Ontario. This was about 66% of all the recorded Wooding's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Wooding families in 1911.
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What did your Wooding ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Labourer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Wooding. 43% of Wooding men worked as a Labourer and 100% of Wooding women worked as a 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

  • Labourer
    43%
  • Laborer
    29%
  • Merchant
    29%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Wooding. 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 3,000 military records available for the last name Wooding. For the veterans among your Wooding ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wooding lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Wooding life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Wooding in 1942 was 48, and 76 in 2004.

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