Woolcocks Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woolcocks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolcocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Woolcocks Last Name Facts

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

Woolcocks is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Woolcocks.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolcocks? popularity and diffusion

Woolcocks is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Woolcocks are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England Woolcocks is primarily found in: Cornwall, where 44 percent are found, Devon, where 25 percent are found and Hampshire, where 6 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Woolcocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woolcocks has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Woolcocks surname fell 24 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolcocks Last Name Statistics demography

Woolcocks earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolcock943,802/
Woolcoks941/
Woolcoock895/
Woollcock891/
Woolcok8811/
Wolcock882/
Woolcook826/
Wollcock825/
Wallcocks780/
Woolcox7581/
Volcoks754/
Walcock753/
Woulcok751/
Wolcoct751/
Wallcock714/
Bollcock710/
Boulcock710/
Wolcox677/
Volcok673/
Walcok672/

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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 Woolcocks
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