Woolam Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

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

Woolam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Woolam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolam occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 910,497th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Woolam live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Woolam is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 1,404,880. In The United States Woolam is primarily found in: Texas, where 41 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Woolam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woolam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woolam surname expanded 1,173 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woolam last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Woolam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollam92913/
Woolham92221/
Wooliam920/
Wolam915/
Wollam831,164/
Woolan8347/
Voolam8312/
Boolam839/
Wolame831/
Wolgam831/
Woolom831/
Wolham831/
Woulame77118/
Wooland7744/
Wollgam7711/
Wouliam7711/
Woollan779/
Wolliam773/
Boollam772/
Wollamn772/
Woullam771/
Woolhan771/
Wollham771/
Wooloum771/
Woolank771/
Vootlam771/
Woolgan771/
Wolhame770/
Wholham770/
Woolain770/
Woollom770/
Wootlan770/
Woolean770/
Bolam733,254/
Wolan731,701/
Walam73720/
Wolom73655/
Volam73225/
Wulam7338/
Wolań731/
Woolland71134/
Woolahan7118/
Wolaszem711/
Wootland711/
Woulliam710/
Wollaham710/
Wholaham710/
Woolhand710/
Woollane710/
Woollain710/
Bollam6715,336/
Wollan67860/
Boulam67741/
Wallam67291/
Wohlan67232/
Waliam67199/
Waalam67190/
Boilam6794/
Walham6781/
Wollom6773/
Wolant6770/
Walame6760/
Walaim6755/
Vollam6737/
Wahlam6718/
Votlam6717/
Wuslam6716/
Boolan6714/
Wuliam6714/
Wolian678/
Boleam678/
Volame676/
Walamn675/
Wullam674/
Bolaam673/
Boylam672/
Woolon672/
Wolane672/
Wolean672/
Waleam671/
Wolyom671/
Wolank671/
Wolann671/
Boolom671/
Boliam671/
Walamt671/
Hwalam671/
Woulan671/
Wulame671/
Wualam671/
Voolan671/
Voulam671/
Volaam671/
Walamm671/
Wholan670/
Woollhand670/
Woolahand670/
Voliam670/
Whalam670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woolam
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