Woolen Surname

361,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Woolen Surname Definition:

An ancient personal name, Wulfhun.

Woolen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9631:376,38533,289
Wales191:162,87011,152
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2511:200,07417,416

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Woolen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolen is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woolen is the 361,698th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,287,546 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Woolen reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 376,385. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Kentucky, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Woolen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woolen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woolen last name expanded 384 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 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 Woolen are 18.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.75% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollen92923/
Woolien921/
Wootlen921/
Wooluen920/
Wooloen920/
Woolent920/
Wolen91251/
Woolluen861/
Wollen831,026/
Woleng83139/
Woolem83103/
Wohlen8360/
Boolen8354/
Woolin8322/
Wolien8318/
Wolent8316/
Voolen836/
Wolenc836/
Woleen835/
Wholen833/
Wolhen832/
Wolaen831/
Wotlen831/
Wolenn830/
Woulen830/
Woln800/
Woollin77219/
Wohleng7772/
Wohleen7715/
Wohlien777/
Woolinc774/
Wohlend773/
Wollien771/
Woollem770/
Wollend770/
Woehlen770/
Wolleen770/
Wholien770/
Bolen7314,890/
Wolin731,744/
Walen731,354/
Volen73166/
Woleń73111/
Wolyn7396/
Wulen7314/
Wolne7311/
Booln733/
Wolng732/
Wolem732/
Woohling711/
Whalen6740,699/
Wallen6711,853/
Bollen678,591/
Wahlen673,501/
Wollin671,871/
Boylen671,256/
Vollen67522/
Waalen67306/
Wohlin67267/
Boulen67246/
Volent67174/
Wullen67158/
Boleen67152/
Wolgin67142/
Walien67109/
Weulen6763/
Boilen6743/
Wohlén6723/
Boolin6716/
Walhen6716/
Wüllen6715/
Walenn6714/
Wulien6713/
Waleen6712/
Walenc6712/
Waløen679/
Voolem678/
Waulen678/
Volenc676/
Waloen673/
Volien673/
Wolink673/
Wollem672/
Wolynn672/
Bolenn672/
Volhen672/
Volenk672/
Woulem672/
Wollne672/
Woulin672/
Voylen671/
Walenk671/
Woolim671/
Woolym671/
Voilen671/
Wollhn671/
Vohlen671/
Voelen671/
Woulengue671/
Bojlen671/
Wuleun671/
Voolin671/
Wholin670/
Hwalen670/
Voulen670/
Voleen670/
Whulen670/
Woelin670/
Woottling670/
Bolehn670/

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