Wooldridge Surname

31,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Wooldridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulfric'; v. Woolrich. The 'd' is intrusive.

Wooldridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8601:33,3764,164
England3,8321:14,5402,145
Australia9141:29,5363,971
Canada5261:70,0498,027
South Africa3111:174,20519,257
Wales2241:13,8151,513
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Norway81:642,78647,258
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6221:15,0282,230
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales51:313,68310,604
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5741:31,9053,838

Wooldridge (29) may also be a first name.

Wooldridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulfric'; v. Woolrich. The 'd' is intrusive.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulfric' (v. Ulfric, Yonge), one of the many compounds of Ulf or Wolf; compare Orme and Worm, Ulph and Wolff (a). Adam Wulfric was admitted to the Roll of Guild Merchants of Shrewsbury in 1231. He is the ancestor of the Shropshire Wolryches (Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, quoted by Lower). With regard to the forms Woollright and Wooldridge, compare the analogous Allwright and Aldridge from Aldrich.

William Wulurich, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Wolurich, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Adam fil. Wlfrie, Salop, ibid.

Astill fil Wlfriche, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Wlfrich, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

1658. Baptised — Sarah, d. John Woolldrig: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1650. — Ann, d. Edward Wollrich: ibid.

1763. Married — Thomas Oxford and Olley Woolldridge: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(with intrus. -d-) for Woolrich, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Wulfric (wolf, rule).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wooldridge Last Name Facts

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

Wooldridge occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooldridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wooldridge is the 31,471st most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 429,538 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wooldridge are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The last name Wooldridge is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,860 people, or 1 in 33,376. In The United States Wooldridge is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Wooldridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wooldridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wooldridge last name increased 690 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,480 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 360 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wooldridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wooldridge last name are 14.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wooldridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.33% more than the national average, earning 430,293 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.32% more than the national average, earning R 404,736 per year; in United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $51,090 CAD per year.

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