Wolstenholme Surname
Approximately 4,914 people bear this surname
Wolstenholme Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolstenholme,' an ancient manor in Spotland, in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire; literally, 'the holm of Wolfstan'; v. Holm, and compare Wolstencroft.
Andrew de Wolstenholme, 1180: Baines' Lancashire.
Read More About This SurnameWolstenholme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,019 | 1:18,456 | 2,635 |
| United States | 644 | 1:562,824 | 46,323 |
| Australia | 399 | 1:67,658 | 8,056 |
| South Africa | 294 | 1:184,278 | 20,137 |
| Canada | 278 | 1:132,538 | 13,752 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:63,154 | 5,613 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:111,538 | 7,348 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,386 | 1:10,216 | 1,548 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Wolstenholme Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolstenholme,' an ancient manor in Spotland, in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire; literally, 'the holm of Wolfstan'; v. Holm, and compare Wolstencroft.
Andrew de Wolstenholme, 1180: Baines' Lancashire.
1604. Margaret Wolstenholme, of Wolstenholme: Wills at Chester.
1608. Robert Wolstenholme, of Stansfield, parish of Rochdale: ibid.
(English) belonging to Wolstenholme (Lancs), 14th cent. Wolfstanesholm, 13th cent. Wlstanesholme = Wulfstán’s Holm [Old English holm = Old Norse hólm-r, river- island or low waterside-land]
A location name in Lancashire.
Wolstenholme Demographics
Average Male Wolstenholme Height
175.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wolstenholme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolstenholme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wolstenholme occurs most in England. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolstenholme? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,740th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,483,017 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Wolstenholme reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 3,019 people, or 1 in 18,456. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 29 percent are found, Lancashire, where 13 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Wolstenholme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wolstenholme has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wolstenholme last name expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,741 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wolstenholme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wolstenholme surname are 11.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.2% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wolstenholme earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.46% less than the national average, earning 296,036 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.28% more than the national average, earning R 397,512 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $50,127 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolstenolme | 96 | 3 | / |
| Woolstenholme | 96 | 1 | / |
| Wolsteinholme | 96 | 1 | / |
| Wholstenholme | 96 | 0 | / |
| Woolstenholmes | 92 | 68 | / |
| Wolstanholme | 92 | 35 | / |
| Wolstemholme | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wolstonholme | 92 | 1 | / |
| Walstenholme | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wholestenholme | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wolstinholme | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wholstonholme | 88 | 0 | / |
| Woolstinholmes | 85 | 0 | / |
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