Woodall

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Woodle

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + heall (“hall, dwelling, house”).

Proper noun

Woodall (countable and uncountable, plural Woodalls)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Harthill with Woodall parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4880).
   2. A census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Harthill with Woodall
• woodallite

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodall is the 2243^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16260 individuals. Woodall is most common among White (83.21%) and Black/African American (11.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Woodall”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.