Woodhead Family History
Woodhead Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of various minor
places named Woodhead, for example in West Yorkshire and Strathmore,
from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + heafod ‘head(land)’,
‘top’, ‘extremity’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
216,983
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Woodhead
Name Distribution of Woodhead Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Woodhead families
 21 - 39  8 - 20 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Woodhead families
|
1,774 - 3,546 592 - 1,773 |
1 - 591 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Woodhead families
|
22 - 41 8 - 21 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Woodhead census records
You can see how Woodhead families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Woodhead census records
>
Woodhead Family Origin
Woodhead Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Woodhead immigration records
You can find out when most of the Woodhead families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Woodhead immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Woodhead
Click on a circle in the chart to view Woodhead birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Woodhead ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Woodhead Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Woodhead census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Woodhead ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Woodhead census records >
Woodhead Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Woodhead
82 Threads, 60
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Woodhead.
Threads: 82 - Messages: 60
Start a FREE Woodhead family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×