Wooldrige Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wooldrige Surname Definition:

A corruption of the Old English personal name Wulfric, 'wolf powerful.' Constantine Wooldrige, joiner in Edinburgh, 1644 (Edinb. Marr.).

Wooldrige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
England201:2,785,90397,972
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

Wooldrige Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of the Old English personal name Wulfric, 'wolf powerful.' Constantine Wooldrige, joiner in Edinburgh, 1644 (Edinb. Marr.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Wooldrige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wooldrige is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooldrige? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wooldrige live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 28 percent reside, Virginia, where 15 percent reside and Arkansas, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States Wooldrige exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Wooldrige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wooldrige has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wooldrige Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wooldrige are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Wooldrige earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.01% less than the national average, earning $33,220 USD per year.

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