Wolcott Surname

64,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wolcott Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Woolcot (Soms.) = (prob.) Wulf(a)'s Cottage [Old English cot]

Wolcott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6531:47,3625,754
Canada701:526,36644,416
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5221:19,9122,511

Wolcott (92) may also be a first name.

Wolcott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Woolcot (Soms.) = (prob.) Wulf(a)'s Cottage [Old English cot]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Woolscott (Wulfsige’s cottage), in Warwickshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wolcott Last Name Facts

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

Wolcott is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolcott? popularity and diffusion

Wolcott is the 64,333rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 937,305 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wolcott reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 992,070th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 92 people.

The surname Wolcott is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 7,653 people, or 1 in 47,362. In The United States Wolcott is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Wolcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolcott has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 303 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolcott Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolcott last name are 14.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Wolcott earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $51,551 CAD per year.

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Wolcott Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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