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Early Origins of the Woodman family

The surname Woodman was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Woodmansey. Later another branch of the family was found at Fenrother in Northumberland. "This place was at an early period held under the barons of Bothal, by the family of Fenrother. In the reign of Henry III., and subsequently, the Herons had possessions here; and among other owners have been the priors of Tynemouth, and the family of Woodman: it is now the property of Mr. Woodman, and the Duke of Portland." 1

An interesting entry was found: "In a proclamation by Edith of Wessex, Queen of Edward the Confessor, judgment is asked for on a certain undesirable tenant named Wudemann, to whom the queen had lent a horse and who had not paid any rent for two years." 2

Further to the north in Scotland, it was "an old surname in the parish of Strichen. William Wode was juror on an inquest made in St. Katherine's Chapel, Bave-ley, in 1280. Nicholas Wodman became burgess of Aberdeen in 1400, Thomas Wodeman attained the same distinction in 1486, and is mentioned again in 1493. Andrew Wodman was a forestaller in Aberdeen in 1402. The surname is also common in Northumberland." 3

There are two distinct possible origins for this name. The first, having derived from the Old English personal name Wudernann (in 1070 Wudeman) and secondly, for the occupation a woodcutter. 2

"A Wodeman occurs in Domesday, and at an earlier period individuals so designated gave names to Woodmancote, co. Sussex; Woodmanstone, co. Surrey; Woodmansey, co. York." 4

Early History of the Woodman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Woodman research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1477, 1486, 1493, 1524, 1557, 1633 and 1718 are included under the topic Early Woodman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Woodman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Woodman, Wudman, Wouldman, Wodeman, Woodmann, Woodeman, Woodmansey and many more.

Early Notables of the Woodman family

Distinguished members of the family include

Woodman Ranking

In the United States, the name Woodman is the 5,843rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 5 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Woodman is ranked the 626th most popular surname with an estimated 72 people with that name. 6

Migration of the Woodman family to Ireland

Some of the Woodman family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


Woodman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Woodman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Woodman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Woodman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Woodman migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Woodman Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
Woodman Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Woodman migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Woodman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Woodman migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Woodman Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Woodman migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 16
Woodman Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Woodman (post 1700) +


Suggested Readings for the name Woodman +
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