Woolaver Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

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

Woolaver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolaver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Woolaver Last Name Facts

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

Woolaver is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolaver? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 908,336th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Woolaver reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 17 percent live, Massachusetts, where 13 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 45 percent live and The Cayman Islands, where 2 percent live.

Woolaver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woolaver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Woolaver last name expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolaver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woolaver last name are 34.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.88% registered with the party.

The amount Woolaver earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $43,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning $43,464 CAD per year.

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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 Woolaver
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