Woller Surname

132,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Woller Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wooler,' a parish in Northumberland The surname having settled in Yorkshire has led to the impression that it meant a wool-merchant. There is, I believe, no evidence of this. The above is the natural solution.

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Woller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4541:249,28423,717
Germany1,0621:75,8069,592
Austria3051:27,9194,440
Denmark1771:31,8913,313
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Australia401:674,89346,030
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

Woller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wooler,' a parish in Northumberland The surname having settled in Yorkshire has led to the impression that it meant a wool-merchant. There is, I believe, no evidence of this. The above is the natural solution.

Issabel Woller, 1487, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

1694. Married — Thomas Wooller and Abigail Dawson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1710. Baptised — Richard, s. Richard Woller: ibid.

1728. Married — William Wooller and Mary Morgan: ibid.

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

Robertus de Woller who attested the grant by Andrew Mansel to Kelso Abbey (Kelso, 507), derived his name from Wooler in Northumberland.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Waller, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a wall.

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

A town and parish in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Gauler or Waller, a foreigner, from the Anglo—Saxon "waller—went,"foreign men, strangers.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Woller Last Name Facts

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

Woller is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Woller click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woller? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 132,781st most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,144,657 people. The surname Woller occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Woller are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,454 people, or 1 in 249,284. In The United States Woller is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 35 percent reside, Minnesota, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Woller exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Woller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woller has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Woller last name increased 696 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woller surname are 3.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Woller earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.39% more than the national average, earning R 352,632 per year and in United States they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $44,279 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wooller921,070/
Woeller92668/
Wollerd925/
Wuoller921/
Wollesr921/
Wolhler921/
Wollier920/
Wollger920/
Wollerz920/
Vwoller920/
Woler9164/
Wollherr86110/
Wollertt868/
Wohllerz863/
Waller8379,291/
Boller839,672/
Voller833,258/
Wohler832,360/
Wooler831,018/
Wüller83858/
Wuller83520/
Wolert83376/
Wolher8369/
Woiler8339/
Wholer8314/
Wouler838/
Uoller833/
Woyler833/
Wolerz831/
Woeler830/
Wollerová8043/
Wollerova801/
Vollert772,297/
Wheller771,502/
Voeller771,456/
Woehler77998/
Wallert77458/
Wallier77159/
Wullert77142/
Vollger7753/
Wuiller7719/
Wolherr7718/
Wootler7717/
Whoeler7714/
Wullger7713/
Wallerd779/
Wolhert778/
Vollier777/
Wholert777/
Walleer777/
Woulere777/
Wallerå777/
Whaller776/
Bouller774/
Wallere774/
Wallerr773/
Woolert773/
Vollerd773/
Boiller771/
Vosller771/
Walhler771/
Wallher771/
Wahller771/
Woihler771/
Woilert771/
Woulerd771/
Woolier771/
Wauller771/
Whooler771/
Woleart771/
Wualler771/
Wohlher771/
Wasller771/
Woleher771/
Wousler771/
Woolerd770/
Woolear770/
Wottler770/
Bohller770/
Whohler770/
Wollair770/
Wholere770/
Boler734,199/
Waler73408/
Voler73321/
Weler73112/
Wuler7329/
Wöler731/
Wolir731/
Uoler730/
Wheeller7132/
Boullear7123/
Wulleart7114/
Walleart7110/
Vollertt715/
Whoehler712/
Wohlherr712/
Wooleard711/
Vollerth711/
Woehleer711/
Wohleher711/
Wullhert711/
Wateller711/
Whelleer711/
Wallherr711/
Voseller711/
Whauller711/
Whellier710/
Voteller710/
Wuilleur710/
Woolerth710/
Buller6712,400/
Baller673,573/
Wahler673,522/
Wöhler673,331/
Valler673,177/
Wehler671,200/
Bouler67754/
Volger67679/
Waaler67609/
Vosler67604/
Walier67415/
Wähler67306/
Wheler67304/
Whaler67248/
Boyler67246/
Vosseller67169/
Booler67154/
Wölger67151/
Büller67107/
Wühler6796/
Volert6745/
Weeler6741/
Bolher6739/
Wallerová6736/
Boiler6733/
Walher6732/
Weuler6731/
Waleur6727/
Wallér6727/
Vohler6726/
Wusler6726/
Wuhler6723/
Waeler6722/
Voeler6718/
Bollér6718/
Wuiler6716/
Vuller6715/
Voyler6714/
Vollerová6713/
Voiler6712/
Wulert6712/
Walere6712/
Bolear6710/
Wölert677/
Bojler677/
Whuler674/
Volier674/
Welier674/
Voleur674/
Boleer673/
Volher673/
Welher672/
Votler672/
Volere672/
Wulere672/
Wallerova672/
Woythlear671/
Wauler671/
Weleer671/
Bollir671/
Waleer671/
Volear671/
Woljhr671/
Vouler671/
Weÿler671/
Walerz671/
Wälger671/
Wallir670/
Walear670/
Wueler670/
Woslir670/
Woilloird670/
Wutler670/
Bolehr670/
Vooler670/

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