Woodhall

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Woodhall (countable and uncountable, plural Woodhalls)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2411).
   2. Synonym of Old Woodhall, Lincolnshire.
   3. A hamlet in Askrigg parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD9790).
   4. A hamlet in Hemingbrough parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6931).
   5. A suburb of Pudsey, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2034).
   6. A housing estate near Port Glasgow, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3473).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Old Woodhall
• Stixwould and Woodhall
• Woodhall Spa

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodhall is the 40800^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Woodhall is most common among White (92.52%) individuals.

Further reading

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