Surname Woodhead (Woodhead 
) , all over the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Woodhead is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.
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| Woodhead | United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada |
| abraham woodhead English writer, GB (b. 1609) |
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| sarah hannah woodhead (1796-1859) (b. 1796) |
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german sims woodhead English pathologist (1855-1921), GB (b. 1855) |
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william h. woodhead politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1860) |
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grace woodhead philanthropist and mental health reformer, GB (b. 1864) |
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| joseph woodhead British politician (b. 1824) |
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| john proctor woodhead John Proctor Woodhead (1843-1883) See Penistone Railway Accident 1884 Obituary [1] JOHN PROCTOR WOODHEAD was born at Ovenden near Halifax on 5... (b. 1843) |
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| sarah woodhead English teacher & school principal, GB (b. 1851) |
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| red woodhead Major League Baseball player, US (b. 1851) |
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| ernest woodhead English rugby union player, GB (b. 1857) |
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| thomas william woodhead botanist (1863-1940) (b. 1863) |
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| walter woodhead c.1866-1946 (b. 1866) |
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| frank woodhead English county cricketer (1868-1943), GB (b. 1868) |
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| henry george wandesforde woodhead (1883-1959), journalist (b. 1883) |
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| herb woodhead Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1888) |
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