Wool Surname
Approximately 1,865 people bear this surname
Wool Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Wool (springs), in Dorset.
Wool Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,454 | 1:249,284 | 23,717 |
| England | 173 | 1:322,070 | 23,948 |
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 103 | 1:236,654 | 17,592 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 282 | 1:178,080 | 15,904 |
Wool (94) may also be a first name.
Wool Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Wool (springs), in Dorset.
One having short, thick hair. It may be a corruption of Wolf, or Will.
1. A corruption of Will, for William. 2. From Wool, a parish of England, co. Dorset. "About Langport, co. Somerset, are persons of the labouring class who are commonly called Wooll, but they say that their real old name is Attwooll, probably a corruption of At-Wold. Inform. W. B. Paul, Esq." (Lower).
A location name in Dorset Or from the German, Wolle; from the Danish, Uhl, Woll; a personal name.
Wool Demographics
Average Male Wool Height
175.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wool Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wool Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wool occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wool? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 219,336th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,907,531 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wool reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wool is also the 980,251st most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 94 people.
The last name Wool is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,454 people, or 1 in 249,284. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Wool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wool has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 516 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wool Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wool last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Wool are 4.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.65% being registered with the party.
The amount Wool earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.44% less than the national average, earning R 79,752 per year; in United States they earn 22.99% more than the national average, earning $53,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $49,514 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooll | 89 | 208 | / |
| Woole | 89 | 24 | / |
| Woohl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woosl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whool | 89 | 0 | / |
| Woolp | 89 | 0 | / |
| Woolt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wol | 86 | 26,191 | / |
| Woosle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woolle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuol | 75 | 11,113 | / |
| Wole | 75 | 7,395 | / |
| Woll | 75 | 6,688 | / |
| Wohl | 75 | 4,390 | / |
| Bool | 75 | 4,127 | / |
| Vool | 75 | 225 | / |
| Woel | 75 | 137 | / |
| Woul | 75 | 91 | / |
| Whol | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wosl | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wotl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wolh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woil | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wootell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolle | 67 | 1,362 | / |
| Wohlt | 67 | 318 | / |
| Woell | 67 | 183 | / |
| Woule | 67 | 126 | / |
| Wohld | 67 | 120 | / |
| Woile | 67 | 56 | / |
| Wolpp | 67 | 43 | / |
| Wohle | 67 | 33 | / |
| Whole | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wholl | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wocel | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wotel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wollt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woyle | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wholt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wolld | 67 | 4 | / |
| Booll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voole | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wohll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woltt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woollová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woelh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uhool | 67 | 2 | / |
| Booyl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woldd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vooll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boohl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojlp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whohl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woodtill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Voold | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whold | 67 | 0 | / |
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