Wools Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Wools Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wools Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
England431:1,295,76958,667
Wales211:147,35910,403
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Wools (10) may also be a first name.

Wools Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wools Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wools occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wools? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 568,972nd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname Wools occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Wools are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Wools is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 1,095,042. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 19 percent reside, Missouri, where 14 percent reside and Kansas, where 12 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Wools Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wools has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wools last name increased 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wools Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wools are 39.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.36% being registered with the party.

Wools earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $41,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolls91672/
Wooles91321/
Woolse914/
Whools911/
Wols89683/
Woolles832/
Woolest830/
Woles80680/
Bools80250/
Wolse80239/
Wolsh8047/
Woels8038/
Wolss8021/
Vools8020/
Wolls809/
Wolhs801/
Woils800/
Wolsd800/
Woolz800/
Wohls800/
Wolles73261/
Wolsch73127/
Booles7394/
Boolls7332/
Vooles735/
Wohles735/
Wolesz734/
Woells732/
Wollse732/
Woules732/
Wholes731/
Wolese731/
Voolse731/
Wolsse731/
Wolszt731/
Woglis731/
Woollz730/
Woolce730/
Wolz674,260/
Bols672,310/
Wals671,505/
Vols67200/
Wolscht67104/
Wuls6774/
Uols675/
Wolß671/
Voolese671/
Wosllss671/
Wojcils671/
Voolhes670/
Wolestt670/
Wochels670/
Wottles670/
Boohles670/
Booyles670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wools
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