Wooler Surname

356,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wooler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wooler,' a parish in Northumberland The surname having settled in Yorkshire has led to the impression that it meant a wool-merchant. There is, I believe, no evidence of this. The above is the natural solution.

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Wooler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4981:111,88411,526
Australia2091:129,16614,085
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Wales251:123,7819,267
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4741:51,4256,236
Scotland561:66,8434,009
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wooler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wooler,' a parish in Northumberland The surname having settled in Yorkshire has led to the impression that it meant a wool-merchant. There is, I believe, no evidence of this. The above is the natural solution.

Issabel Woller, 1487, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

1694. Married — Thomas Wooller and Abigail Dawson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1710. Baptised — Richard, s. Richard Woller: ibid.

1728. Married — William Wooller and Mary Morgan: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Wooler (Northumb.), 14th cent. Wolloure, late 13th cent. Woloure [the second elem. evid. repr. Old English óra, a bank, shore: suffly. early forms are not available to decide the orig. of the first elem.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town and parish in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Gauler or Waller, a foreigner, from the Anglo—Saxon "waller—went,"foreign men, strangers.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Wooler: a wool-monger, a collector of fleeces from farmers and yeomen. Also Woolner.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Wooler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wooler has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wooler is the 356,707th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,158,690 people. Wooler is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Wooler live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 111,884. In England Wooler is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 17 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 11 percent live and East Sussex, where 8 percent live. Besides England Wooler is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Wooler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wooler has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wooler surname increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,327 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wooler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wooler surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Wooler earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning R 284,412 per year; in United States they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $47,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning $43,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wooller921,070/
Wootler9217/
Woolert923/
Woolier921/
Whooler921/
Woolerd920/
Woolear920/
Woler9164/
Wooleard861/
Woolerth860/
Woller833,398/
Wohler832,360/
Wolert83376/
Booler83154/
Wolher8369/
Woiler8339/
Wholer8314/
Wouler838/
Woyler833/
Wolerz831/
Woeler830/
Vooler830/
Woeller77668/
Wolherr7718/
Whoeler7714/
Wolhert778/
Wholert777/
Woulere777/
Wollerd775/
Woihler771/
Woilert771/
Woulerd771/
Wuoller771/
Wollesr771/
Wolhler771/
Woleart771/
Wohlher771/
Woleher771/
Wousler771/
Wottler770/
Wollier770/
Wollger770/
Wollerz770/
Whohler770/
Vwoller770/
Wholere770/
Boler734,199/
Waler73408/
Voler73321/
Wuler7329/
Wolir731/
Uoler730/
Wollherr71110/
Wollertt718/
Wohllerz713/
Whoehler712/
Wohlherr712/
Woehleer711/
Wohleher711/
Woolhair710/
Waller6779,291/
Boller679,672/
Wahler673,522/
Voller673,258/
Wüller67858/
Bouler67754/
Volger67679/
Waaler67609/
Vosler67604/
Wuller67520/
Walier67415/
Whaler67248/
Boyler67246/
Wühler6796/
Volert6745/
Wollerová6743/
Bolher6739/
Boiler6733/
Walher6732/
Weuler6731/
Waleur6727/
Vohler6726/
Wusler6726/
Wuhler6723/
Voeler6718/
Wuiler6716/
Voyler6714/
Voiler6712/
Wulert6712/
Walere6712/
Bolear6710/
Bojler677/
Whuler674/
Volier674/
Voleur674/
Uoller673/
Boleer673/
Volher673/
Votler672/
Volere672/
Wulere672/
Woythlear671/
Wauler671/
Waleer671/
Volear671/
Woljhr671/
Vouler671/
Walerz671/
Wollerova671/
Walear670/
Woslir670/
Wutler670/
Bolehr670/

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