Attwooll Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Attwooll Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attwooll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:425,32928,711
Australia481:562,41041,290
United States301:12,081,964463,456
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:133,19912,277
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Attwooll Last Name Facts

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

The last name Attwooll is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Attwooll.

How Common Is The Last Name Attwooll? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,001,271st most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Attwooll live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 425,329. In England it is primarily found in: Gloucestershire, where 40 percent are found, Dorset, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Attwooll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Attwooll has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Attwooll surname declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Attwooll Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Attwooll surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Attwooll surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Attwooll earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $42,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.49% more than the national average, earning $73,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attwool9328/
Attwoll931/
Atwool862/
Attwall800/
Atwol7711/
Attwal71426/
Atwall7159/
Athwol714/
Heatwolle711/
Athwall6722/
Attwale672/
Heatwol672/
Atthwal671/
Hatwold670/

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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 Attwooll
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