Woodell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Woodell

What does the name Woodell mean?

The distinguished and ancient surname Woodell claims Woodhill Park in Clyffe Pypard in Warwickshire as their ancient homeland. Other records point to Woodhill in Sandon, Essex as possibly being their origin. 1

The name literally means 'dweller by the hill where woad grows', or 'by the wooded hill' from the Old English " wad/wudu" +" hyll." 1

Early Origins of the Woodell family

The surname Woodell was first found in Warwickshire where Albinrfe Wuduhull was recorded in the Liber Feodorum c. 1227. Later in Rutland, we found Symon de Wodhill in the Hundredorum Rolls for 1275 and in Essex, John de Wodhull was listed in the Feet of Fines for 1325. Michael Woodell, cordwainer, was a Freeman of York in 1755. 1

Early History of the Woodell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Woodell research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1556, 1558, 1591, 1599, 1603, 1612, 1616, 1617, 1618, 1620, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1627, 1633 and 1643 are included under the topic Early Woodell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Woodell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wodell, Wodel, Woodell and others.

Early Notables of the Woodell family

John Woodall (1556?-1643), English military surgeon, born about 1556, was son of Richard Woodall of Warwick and his wife Mary, daughter of Peirse Ithell of North Wales. He began life as a military surgeon in Lord Willoughby's regiment in 1591, and afterwards lived abroad at Stoad in Germany, and, knowing German well, acted as interpreter to an embassy sent thither by Queen Elizabeth. He remained eight years in Germany, travelling also in France and in Poland, where he practised the cure of the plague. In 1599 he was admitted to the Barber-Surgeons Company in London, of which he became a warden...
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Woodell Ranking

the United States, the name Woodell is the 11,425^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Woodell migration to the United States +

Woodell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Woodell, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1651 3
John Woodell, who was one of the Scottish prisoners sent to Massachusetts in 1652

Contemporary Notables of the name Woodell (post 1700) +

Ben Woodell, American actor, known for Fast Zombies with Guns (2009) and The Mightier King (2004)
Taylor Woodell, American casting director, known for The Black Phone (2021), Megan Leavey (2017) and Scream (2022)
Keelin Woodell (b. 1990), American actress from San Francisco, California, known for The Bye Bye Man (2017), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and CSI: Miami (2002)
Barbara Woodell (1910-1997), born Barbara Smith, an American stage, film and television actress, born in Lewistown, Illinois
Patricia Joy "Pat" Woodell (1944-2015), American actress and singer, best known for her television role as Bobbie Jo Bradley from 1963 to 1965 on Petticoat Junction
Colin Todd Gerard Woodell (b. 1991), American actor, best known for playing Winston Scott on the Peacock miniseries The Continental (2023) and for his roles in The Flight Attendant (2020) and Ambulance (2022)
Stanley R. J. Woodell (1928-2004), British botanist for the Botany School, University of Oxford, Oxford, England

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)