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Woody Family History

Woody Name Meaning

English:: from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + heie ‘enclosure’ (Old English wudu + (ge)hæg). The surname may be topographic for someone who lived by an enclosure in a wood or habitational for a person from a place so named such as Woodhey Green in Faddiley (Cheshire). Also possibly from East Woodhay (Hampshire) and West Woodhay (Berkshire) apparently named with Old English wīd ‘wide broad’ as the initial element confused with early Old English widu ‘wood’ and so too with Old English wudu. nickname from Middle English wodi or some other derivative of Middle English wode ‘frenzied wild’ (Old English wōd) perhaps formed on the analogy of for example Middle English mody (see Moody ). Compare Wood

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

Similar surnames: Goody, Wood, Woods, Moody, Good, Worby, Wool, Woodley, Hood, Body

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You can see how Woody families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Woody family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Woody families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 35 Woody families living in Ontario. This was about 32% of all the recorded Woody's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Woody families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 56,000 census records available for the last name Woody. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Woody census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Woody. 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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Draft Cards

There are 14,000 military records available for the last name Woody. For the veterans among your Woody ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Woody lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Woody life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Woody in 1943 was 59, and 73 in 2004.

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