Woolaston Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Woolaston Surname Definition:

: v. Woollaston, Wollaston.

Woolaston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1511:178,77918,110
England1361:409,69228,019
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Woolaston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

: v. Woollaston, Wollaston.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Herefordshire, Northamptonshire, Salop, Staffordshire, Worcestershire.

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

Woolaston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolaston is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Woolaston.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolaston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 799,576th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. Woolaston occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Woolaston are found; 44 percent are found in Australasia and 44 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Woolaston is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 178,779. In Australia Woolaston is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 76 percent reside, Queensland, where 13 percent reside and South Australia, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Australia Woolaston occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Woolaston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woolaston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Woolaston surname increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolaston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woolaston surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Woolaston earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.95% more than the national average, earning $57,368 USD per year.

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