The Woodard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 46,240 people carried this name — #750 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,380 people counted. That is up 3% from 44,830 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Woodard surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Odard’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Alan Wodard, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 823 · public domain.

In print

Woodard in American newspapers,
1901–1929.

Newspaper page from Hopkinsville Kentuckian carrying the name Woodard
Hopkinsville Kentuckian 1909-12-11
Newspaper page from Las Vegas Age carrying the name Woodard
Las Vegas Age 1929-12-21
Newspaper page from The Forest Republican carrying the name Woodard
The Forest Republican 1901-12-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 95,838 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Woodard in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

2,770 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Woodard. The most, 491, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 1,158
Victoria 612
Queensland 350
New South Wales 276
Tasmania 225
Western Australia 110
ACT (Canberra) 29
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Woodard.

Who carried it

People named Woodard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nathaniel Woodard
    Nathaniel Woodard 1811–1891 · Anglican priest
  • Willard Woodard
    Willard Woodard 1824–1891 · politician
  • Emily Leech d. 1946
  • Hannah Woodard 1693–
  • Mary Silley 1773–1836
  • Susannah Woodard 1778–1854

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Woodard,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,375 records

2,375 records of the Woodard name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,410
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 581
  • Other U.S. records 384
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Joseph Wilbert Woodard

    Born 1946; from Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arthur L. Woodard

    Born 1907 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; filling station attendant. U.S. Army veteran; died 1967, buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm. Woodard

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the Britannia from Liverpool, aged 24; farmer. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,375 records for Woodard in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia119 records

119 records of the Woodard name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 48
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 27
  • Other Australian records 44
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George William Woodard

    Died 1930 in Natone, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1930.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edgar Woodard

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Donald Mackay, aged 20; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Robert Woodard

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Ratcliffe, sailing from Spithead in 1848. Native of West Bergholt, Essex.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 119 records for Woodard in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada17 records

17 records of the Woodard name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 8
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Arthur Woodard

    Died 1944; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sarah Estella Woodard

    Died 1936 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Thomas Harold Woodard

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 17 records for Woodard in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Woodard name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Martha Jane Woodard

    Died 1948, aged 86; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Walter William Woodard

    Died 1931, aged 61; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Woodard

    Died 1909, aged 75; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Woodard in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Woodard name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Doris Woodard

    In the population register of Vlissingen; born 1902 in Londen.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Harry Frederick Woodard

    In the population register of Vlissingen; born 1873 in Londen.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Phyllis Marjorie Woodard

    In the population register of Vlissingen; born 1907 in Londen.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Woodard in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Woodard name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Woodard

    Lancashire Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. G. Woodard

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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