Woolsey Forename

1,223,525th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Woolsey Forename Definition:

A Old English name, meaning: A coarse fabric woven of cotton and wool.

Woolsey Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
471:7,713,55384,237
Jamaica-111:262,1127,926
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
England-11:55,602,921189,715
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015

Woolsey (11,368) may also be a surname.

Woolsey Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Old English name, meaning: A coarse fabric woven of cotton and wool.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Woolsey Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolsey92130/
Wollsey862/
Woolsie862/
Woolcey861/
Woolsee861/
Wholsey861/
Wolse835/
Wolsy834/
Walsey7724/
Wolsie7711/
Wolcey774/
Bolsey774/
Wolsei773/
Volsey772/
Wolsue771/
Wolsay771/
Whotlse711/
Woleshe711/
Woolschger711/
Walse6771/
Walsy6727/
Wolce6711/
Bolse676/
Wolzy674/
Wolleshe674/
Wulse674/
Wolcy673/
Volse673/
Volsy672/
Wolge672/
Wolsi671/
Bolsy671/
Bolsheya671/
Wowls671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woolsey