Woolams Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woolams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:580,39635,131
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Woolams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolams is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Woolams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolams? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Woolams is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Woolams reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Woolams is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 580,396. In England Woolams is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 33 percent reside, West Midlands, where 31 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 21 percent reside. Other than England Woolams occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.

Woolams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woolams has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Woolams surname expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollams931,098/
Wooliams938/
Woolam's931/
Woolhams931/
Woolaims930/
Wolams920/
Woolliams88246/
Woollam's888/
Woolems86180/
Wollams863/
Woolans861/
Woliams861/
Wolliams8011/
Woollems806/
Woolloms801/
Woullams801/
Woollans800/
Walams775/
Wolems771/
Wolans771/
Wallams7165/
Waliams712/
Woolons711/
Boolans711/
Wolloms711/
Bollams710/
Woollons6766/
Walliams6765/
Wulliams6716/
Wuillams671/
Wallaims671/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woolams
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