Wolgar Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wolgar Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulgar.' In Domesday the form is Wlgar, Warwickshire, and Vlgar, Cheshire.
William fil. Wulgar, 1164: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
1678. Baptised — Ann d.
Read More About This SurnameWolgar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
Wolgar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulgar.' In Domesday the form is Wlgar, Warwickshire, and Vlgar, Cheshire.
William fil. Wulgar, 1164: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
1678. Baptised — Ann d. of William Wolgar: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1683. Buried —William, s. William Woolgar: ibid.
1685. William Woolger and Elizabeth Forth: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
(English) for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfgár = Wolf-Spear [Old English wulf + gár, a spear]
An exceedingly common Anglo-Saxon personal name. Wulgar occurs on many coins and in records, and the Domesday spellings are Vlgar and Wlgar.
Wolgar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolgar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wolgar is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolgar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wolgar live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most common in: Staffordshire, where 100 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent are found.
Wolgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wolgar has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wolgar last name fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolgar | 92 | 2,261 | / |
| Wolgare | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wollgar | 92 | 2 | / |
| Woulgar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Woollgar | 86 | 35 | / |
| Wollgard | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bolgar | 83 | 2,967 | / |
| Volgar | 83 | 42 | / |
| Walgar | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wollgardt | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wollgarth | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wolgaardt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woolgarth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bolghar | 77 | 555 | / |
| Volgare | 77 | 206 | / |
| Boulgar | 77 | 4 | / |
| Whelgar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wulgart | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volgart | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walgart | 77 | 0 | / |
| Volgard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bollgar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Walngar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Woolgarová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walgaard | 71 | 74 | / |
| Walgarth | 71 | 8 | / |
| Volgaard | 71 | 3 | / |
| Volgardt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Walengar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boulghar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volgaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vholgare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boullgar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bulgar | 67 | 1,623 | / |
| Bolgár | 67 | 612 | / |
| Balgar | 67 | 274 | / |
| Hvolgaard | 67 | 83 | / |
| Vulgar | 67 | 53 | / |
| Valgar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Walgor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhohlgare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallgarth | 67 | 0 | / |
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Wolgar Reference & Research
Woolgar One-name Study - A profile of the Woolgar surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Woolgar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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