Cognomen Woodson (Woodson 
, Вудсон 
) , around the world, is a common family name. The last name Woodson is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Liberia, and Latvia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Ghana, and Canada. Very seldom, Woodson is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Woodson | Canada, United States, Haiti, Liberia, Ghana |
| Вудсон | Ukraine |
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david m. woodson American judge, US (b. 1806) |
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samuel h. woodson U.S. Representative from Missouri, US (b. 1815) |
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silas woodson American politician (1819-1896), US (b. 1819) |
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| samuel h. woodson American politician and lawyer (1777-1827), US (b. 1777) |
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woodson t. slater American judge (1858-1928), US (b. 1858) |
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woodson r. oglesby American politician, US (b. 1867) |
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j. belmont woodson Member of the Senate of Virginia, US (b. 1872) |
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| john c. woodson American politician, US (b. 1823) |
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| daniel woodson Governor of Kansas territory (1824-1894), US (b. 1824) |
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walter browne woodson American Navy attorney and admiral, US (b. 1881) |
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| harry woodson American boxer, US (b. 1852) |
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| archelaus marius woodson American judge (b. 1854) |
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| george henry woodson December 15, 1865–July 7, 1933 (b. 1865) |
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waverly b. woodson jr. US Army soldier, US (b. 1922) |
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| howard dilworth woodson architectural engineer and civic leader (1876–1962) (b. 1876) |
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