Wolstencroft Surname
Approximately 1,650 people bear this surname
Wolstencroft Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolstancroft,' i.e. the field or enclosure of Wulstan, the first settler or owner; compare Wolstenholme, found in the same district of South Lancashire. The corrupted Wozencroft looks queer.
Read More About This SurnameWolstencroft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,122 | 1:49,660 | 6,171 |
| United States | 211 | 1:1,717,815 | 113,709 |
| Australia | 158 | 1:170,859 | 17,509 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,171 | 1:20,816 | 2,947 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Wolstencroft Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolstancroft,' i.e. the field or enclosure of Wulstan, the first settler or owner; compare Wolstenholme, found in the same district of South Lancashire. The corrupted Wozencroft looks queer. It is merely a variant of the already modified Wolsoneroft.
1584. Buried — Joane, d. James Wolsoneroft; St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1610. Baptised — Francis, s. Thomas Worsencroft: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1613. William Woolstencroft, of Manchester: Wills at Chester.
1635. John Wossencroft, of Poulton, Lancashire: ibid.
1637. Jeremy Wolstencroft, of Middleton, Manchester: ibid.
1640. Robert Wolsoneroft, of Failsworth, Manchester: ibid.
1703. Married — Samuel Woosencrafte and Thomasine Blake. ibid.
1733. — Thomas Wosancroft and Elizabeth Wilkes: ibid.
(English) belonging to Wolstan- croft (Lancs), early-17th-cent. Wolstencroft, Woolstencroft = Wulfstán’s Croft [Old English croft, a small field]
Wolstencroft Demographics
Wolstencroft Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wolstencroft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolstencroft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wolstencroft is found most in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolstencroft? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 241,993rd most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,416,694 people. The surname Wolstencroft occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Wolstencroft live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,122 people, or 1 in 49,660. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 38 percent live, Lancashire, where 12 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Wolstencroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wolstencroft has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wolstencroft surname fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 879 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 133 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wolstencroft Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wolstencroft last name are 1.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Wolstencroft earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.37% more than the national average, earning R 309,804 per year; in United States they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning $38,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.49% more than the national average, earning $66,322 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolstencroft | 96 | 488 | / |
| Wolstencrof | 96 | 5 | / |
| Wolstenscroft | 96 | 4 | / |
| Wholstencroft | 96 | 0 | / |
| Wolstencraft | 92 | 2 | / |
| Walstencroft | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wolstencroff | 92 | 1 | / |
| Woolstenchroft | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wolstincroft | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woolstencrofte | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woolsstencroft | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wolstncraft | 87 | 1 | / |
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Wolstencroft Reference & Research
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