Woolcott Surname

232,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname

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

Woolcott Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Woolcot (Soms.) = (prob.) Wulf(a)'s Cottage [Old English cot]

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Woolcott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5411:669,98053,416
England5391:103,37310,862
Australia2481:108,85412,149
Peru1421:223,8329,786
Canada1271:290,12326,993
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales51:618,90625,852
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4061:60,0387,038
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:140,27613,217

Woolcott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Woolcot (Soms.) = (prob.) Wulf(a)'s Cottage [Old English cot]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

I cannot find the locality.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Woolscott; a location name in Staffordshire.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname Woolcott as a surname is derived from a hamlet called Woolcott in the parish of Brompton Regis, Somersetshire, where two existing houses are still called Higher and Lower Woolcott. In the 14th century, the name was spelled Wolfetecote and Wolfcote, and in 1463, Wolfcote.

- johnwolcott

Woolcott Last Name Facts

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

Woolcott is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolcott? popularity and diffusion

Woolcott is the 232,743rd most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,202,737 people. Woolcott occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Woolcott live; 36 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 541 people, or 1 in 669,980. In The United States Woolcott is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Minnesota, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Woolcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woolcott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woolcott surname expanded 151 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolcott Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woolcott last name are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woolcott earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 273.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,436 per year; in South Africa they earn 115.2% more than the national average, earning R 511,404 per year; in United States they earn 17.65% more than the national average, earning $50,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning $57,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollcott94204/
Woolcotte940/
Wolcott937,775/
Woolcot9334/
Woolcutt8826/
Wollcott887/
Wuolcott881/
Woolcote880/
Woolcoot880/
Woolcoth880/
Woulcott880/
Woolcatt880/
Wolcotte880/
Wolcot8614/
Walcott8013,040/
Wolcutt803/
Wolkott803/
Woolcut802/
Wolcoit801/
Woulcot800/
Wolcote800/
Volcott800/
Wulcott800/
Wolcatt800/
Wolcoot800/
Wollcot800/
Woolcat800/
Wolkotte7588/
Boulcott7574/
Wallcott7528/
Walcotte754/
Waltcott752/
Walckott751/
Walccott751/
Wollcutt751/
Walkcott751/
Whalcott750/
Walcot71233/
Volcot7114/
Wullcotte712/
Wolcat710/
Wolcut710/
Wolkot710/
Walcutt67466/
Uolkott678/
Wallcot676/
Walcoth674/
Wuilcot672/
Bolcout671/
Wulcoth671/
Walcotp671/
Walcoot671/
Balcott671/
Wollcut670/

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Woolcott Reference & Research

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