Woolen Surname
Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname
Woolen Surname Definition:
An ancient personal name, Wulfhun.
Woolen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 963 | 1:376,385 | 33,289 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 251 | 1:200,074 | 17,416 |
Woolen (10) may also be a first name.
Woolen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An ancient personal name, Wulfhun.
Woolen Demographics
Average Male Woolen Height
179.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Woolen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woolen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Woolen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Woolen.
How Common Is The Last Name Woolen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 361,698th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,287,546 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Woolen live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name in the world, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 376,385. In The United States Woolen is most numerous in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Kentucky, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Woolen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Woolen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woolen last name grew 384 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Woolen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Woolen surname are 18.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.75% being registered with the party.
Woolen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.59% less than the national average, earning $39,442 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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