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Where Does The Last Name Wooley Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wooley 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 Wooley? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 54,197^th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 775,353 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Wooley are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wooley is also the 1,504,468^th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,216 people, or 1 in 44,116. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Wooley Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wooley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wooley last name grew 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wooley Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wooley are 12.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.9% registered with the party.

The amount Wooley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 185.96% more than the national average, earning R 679,560 per year; in United States they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $43,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $50,359 CAD per year.