Wolsely Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Wolsely Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Wolseley (Staffs), 13th cent. Wulfsiesley, Wulfsies- leg = Wulfsige’s Lea [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name is a compound of wulf, wolf + sige, victory:-leáh (from, dat. leáge), meadow]
Wolsely Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Wolsely Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Wolseley (Staffs), 13th cent. Wulfsiesley, Wulfsies- leg = Wulfsige’s Lea [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name is a compound of wulf, wolf + sige, victory:-leáh (from, dat. leáge), meadow]
Wolsely Demographics
Wolsely Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wolsely Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolsely Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wolsely is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolsely? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,398,030th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Wolsely occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wolsely are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
Wolsely is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Barring Egypt this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Wolsely Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
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