Woodman 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. 'Woodcutter'.
Discover how your Woodman ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 57 |
| Buckinghamshire | 44 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 20 |
| Cheshire | 15 |
| Cornwall | 24 |
| Cumberland | 23 |
| Derbyshire | 14 |
| Devon | 216 |
| Dorset | 20 |
| Durham | 6 |
| Essex | 7 |
| Gloucestershire | 211 |
| Hampshire | 212 |
| Herefordshire | 11 |
| Hertfordshire | 39 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 61 |
| Lancashire | 58 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 509 |
| Middlesex | 103 |
| Northumberland | 115 |
| Norfolk | 11 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 27 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Somerset | 156 |
| Surrey | 97 |
| Sussex | 78 |
| Staffordshire | 8 |
| Warwickshire | 32 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 295 |
| Worcestershire | 14 |
| Yorkshire | 24 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 14 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 329 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 87 |
| House Servant | 59 |
| Labourer | 44 |
| Servant | 43 |
| Dress Maker | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 31 |
| At Home | 29 |
| Annuitant | 19 |
| Farmer's Son | 16 |
| Gardener | 16 |
| Carpenter | 16 |
| Cloth Worker | 16 |
| Scholar At Home | 15 |
| Baker | 15 |
| Farmer's Daughter | 14 |
| Farm Servant | 12 |
| General Servant | 12 |
| Errand Boy | 12 |
| Laundress | 12 |
| Stone Mason | 10 |
| Blacksmith | 9 |
| Farmers Son | 9 |
| House Maid | 9 |
| Shoe Maker | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Woodman | 1,780 |
| Mary Woodman | 1,688 |
| John Woodman | 1,347 |
| Elizabeth Woodman | 1,162 |
| George Woodman | 993 |
| Sarah Woodman | 766 |
| Thomas Woodman | 765 |
| James Woodman | 762 |
| Henry Woodman | 721 |
| Ann Woodman | 569 |
| Charles Woodman | 541 |
| Robert Woodman | 420 |
| Jane Woodman | 412 |
| Annie Woodman | 410 |
| Alice Woodman | 406 |
| Ellen Woodman | 395 |
| Eliza Woodman | 383 |
| Emma Woodman | 323 |
| Edward Woodman | 321 |
| Frederick Woodman | 311 |
| Joseph Woodman | 300 |
| Emily Woodman | 289 |
| Richard Woodman | 279 |
| Walter Woodman | 267 |
| Arthur Woodman | 247 |