Wolverton Surname

92,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wolverton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolverton,' i.e. the stead or dwelling of Wolf, the first settler (v. Wolff). Parishes in Buckinghamshire, Norfolk, Hampshire, and Warwickshire are so named.

Wolverton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9921:72,6088,386
Canada1481:248,95723,668
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1361:44,2075,131

Wolverton (18) may also be a first name.

Wolverton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolverton,' i.e. the stead or dwelling of Wolf, the first settler (v. Wolff). Parishes in Buckinghamshire, Norfolk, Hampshire, and Warwickshire are so named.

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

(English) belonging to Wolverton (several) [Old English tún, farm, estate: the first element is an Anglo-Saxon pers. name-Wulfhere, Wulfh(e)ard, or Wulfw(e)ard, with the genit. pl., -inga, of the 'son’ suff. -ing;— thus Wolverton, worc., in Domesday-Bk. Ulfrinton, was Wulfringetún (for Wulfringa- tún) in the 10th cent., i.e. ‘the Estate of the Wulfhere Family’; Wolverton, Warw., was Wulwardintone in the 13th cent., Ulwarditone in Domesday - Bk., for A.- Sax. * Wulfwardingatún = ‘the Estate of the Wulfward Family ’; the Bucks place was Wlverintone in Domesday-Bk; the Norf. parish was Wolferton in the 13th- 14th cent.; Wolverton, Hants, was Wulfreton in the 13th cent.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Warwick, Bucks, Norfolk, and Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hampshire, Kent, Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wolverton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolverton is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolverton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolverton is the 92,132nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,404,422 people. The surname Wolverton is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wolverton live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wolverton is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 18 people.

The last name Wolverton is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,992 people, or 1 in 72,608. In The United States Wolverton is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wolverton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolverton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wolverton last name grew 439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolverton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolverton surname are 19.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Wolverton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.82% more than the national average, earning $58,042 CAD per year.

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Wolverton Reference & Research

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