Wooledge Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

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

Wooledge Surname User-submission:

English origin, a spelling variant of 'Worledge' or personal name 'Wulfric', combining wulf ('wolf') and ric ('power or ruler'). The surname is also potentially a variant of Woolwich, which could derive from the Old English words wull ('wool') and wic ('dairy farm' or 'dwelling').

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Wooledge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Wooledge Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

English origin, a spelling variant of 'Worledge' or personal name 'Wulfric', combining wulf ('wolf') and ric ('power or ruler'). The surname is also potentially a variant of Woolwich, which could derive from the Old English words wull ('wool') and wic ('dairy farm' or 'dwelling').

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Wooledge Last Name Facts

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

Wooledge is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooledge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,527,735th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wooledge are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Dakota, where 18 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Wooledge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wooledge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wooledge surname increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wooledge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wooledge last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Wooledge earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $49,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolledge9432/
Woledge93105/
Woolede931/
Woolege930/
Woolidge8821/
Wolledge887/
Booledge880/
Wolede861,938/
Woleade8024/
Woledie809/
Wollege802/
Wollede801/
Woulege801/
Woleage800/
Woolheider780/
Walledge75182/
Wosleger7537/
Woulidge7522/
Woleader759/
Woolezer753/
Wolleage751/
Wholedye751/
Woolesey751/
Wohleder751/
Bouledge750/
Wollidge750/
Walege7154/
Bolege7131/
Bolede7116/
Woleda716/
Volege715/
Walede713/
Wulege711/
Wolese711/
Wohlleder711/
Woledji67423/
Baledge6770/
Waleade6715/
Woolheiser675/
Boulege672/
Waleget672/
Wallede672/
Uollege672/
Voledje671/
Waleder671/
Wouleje671/
Voolese671/
Boletde671/
Woligep671/
Boledei671/
Voleide671/
Wallege671/
Wollige670/
Whattledge670/
Valedge670/
Woolesy670/

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