Wolfendon Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wolfendon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfendon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wolfendon Last Name Facts

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

Wolfendon is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfendon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Wolfendon reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 53 percent reside, Rhode Island, where 42 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside.

Wolfendon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolfendon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolfendon last name increased 380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolfendon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wolfendon surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Wolfendon earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wolfendon
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