Wolger Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wolger 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.

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Wolger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England141:3,979,861125,553
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wolger 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).

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

(English) for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfgár = Wolf-Spear [Old English wulf + gár, a spear]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An exceedingly common Anglo-Saxon personal name. Wulgar occurs on many coins and in records, and the Domesday spellings are Vlgar and Wlgar.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wolger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolger is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Wolger reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Wolger is most frequent in: California, where 78 percent are found, New Jersey, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wolger exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Wolger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolger last name grew 108 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wolger surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wolger are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

Wolger earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.85% more than the national average, earning $62,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolger92349/
Woldger9217/
Woltger924/
Woelger922/
Woslger921/
Wollger920/
Wolinger86285/
Bolger8314,839/
Walger831,352/
Volger83679/
Wolser8316/
Wolzer8315/
Wollinger801,434/
Wohlinger8023/
Wollenger801/
Volgger772,142/
Woltjer771,105/
Boulger77633/
Wolcher7778/
Voelger7757/
Vollger7753/
Boldger7735/
Wullger7713/
Wallger774/
Wotljer774/
Wolcerz773/
Wooljer772/
Wolsert771/
Boilger770/
Volgert770/
Bolgier770/
Wollingger751/
Wohleser71121/
Volinger7166/
Voellger7165/
Walinger7142/
Vollgger7131/
Boulgier7116/
Wallgert719/
Wolscher713/
Woolezer713/
Volenger711/
Waldgier711/
Woolsher711/
Boulgger711/
Boollger710/
Walser6713,921/
Bulger676,649/
Walzer673,865/
Bolser671,082/
Bolzer671,015/
Valger671,004/
Volzer67254/
Vollinger67172/
Bolcer6798/
Walcer6794/
Wohlesser6793/
Wullinger6779/
Balger6765/
Waljer677/
Walßer677/
Bolgir675/
Volcer672/
Bolxer671/
Volser671/
Walgyr671/
Vollenger670/
Wollscher670/
Vulger670/

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Wolger 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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