Wolfenden Surname

124,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wolfenden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolfenden,' a district, once a hamlet, in Rossendale, Lancashire There are many variants of this surname.

George Hey, of Wolfenden, forest of Rossendale, 1620: Wills at Chester.

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Wolfenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4811:37,6224,909
United States8351:434,08337,397
Australia7041:38,3464,988
Canada2631:140,09714,419
Zimbabwe1321:116,95615,881
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Wales571:54,2904,971
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4051:17,3492,521
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Wolfenden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolfenden,' a district, once a hamlet, in Rossendale, Lancashire There are many variants of this surname.

George Hey, of Wolfenden, forest of Rossendale, 1620: Wills at Chester.

James Wolfenden, of Rochdale, 1614: ibid.

1620. Baptised — Marie, d. Robert Wolfendene: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1792. Married — Thomas Francis and Elizabeth Wolfinden: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Wolfenden (Lanc.), A.D. 1614 same spell- ing = the Wolf-Valley [Old English wulf+ the adj. suff. -en+denu, valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Wolfendens or Woolfendens, who are more numerous in the West Riding, derive their name from a Lancashire township. The Wolfendens were established in Rochdale in the 16th century (F.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wolfenden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolfenden is most common in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfenden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,716th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,994,402 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Wolfenden live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Wolfenden is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,481 people, or 1 in 37,622. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent live, Lancashire, where 16 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 15 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Wolfenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolfenden has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wolfenden surname increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 459 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wolfenden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wolfenden last name are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Wolfenden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.7% less than the national average, earning R 145,668 per year; in United States they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $48,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning $57,535 CAD per year.

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