The woodruff Surname
woodruff Name Meaning and History
English: topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land
where woodruff grew, Old English wudurofe (a compound of
wudu ‘wood’ with a second element of unknown origin). The
leaves of the plant have a sweet smell and the surname may also have
been a nickname for one who used it as a perfume, or perhaps an
ironical nickname for a malodorous person.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Joseph Woodruff, Jr of Elizabeth, NJ d.c1742 |
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| Hulbirt from Lovelton PA |
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| 1810 Woodruff/Knight of Deal, Kent, England |
Cindi_Meyer
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| son of Augustus and Cora Woodruff |
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| Luther Woodruff | Randy Trover | 2 |
| "Woodruff Genealogy" book available | Rollie Woodruff | 8 |
| Edward E. son of George Woodruff | betty | 1 |
| Thomas Gale Woodruff of Petoskey MI |
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| WOODRUFF William D and Mattie B |
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| Searching for my children's Grandpa | Linda Hawes | 3 |
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