Woolfenden Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Woolfenden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolfenden,' a district, once a hamlet, in Rossendale, Lancashire There are many variants of this surname.

George Hey, of Wolfenden, forest of Rossendale, 1620: Wills at Chester.

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Woolfenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7491:74,3908,455
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Australia501:539,91440,287
Wales451:68,7676,014
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Jersey71:14,1722,872
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4301:56,6876,711
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Woolfenden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wolfenden,' a district, once a hamlet, in Rossendale, Lancashire There are many variants of this surname.

George Hey, of Wolfenden, forest of Rossendale, 1620: Wills at Chester.

James Wolfenden, of Rochdale, 1614: ibid.

1620. Baptised — Marie, d. Robert Wolfendene: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1792. Married — Thomas Francis and Elizabeth Wolfinden: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

: v. Wolfenden.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Wolfendens or Woolfendens, who are more numerous in the West Riding, derive their name from a Lancashire township. The Wolfendens were established in Rochdale in the 16th century (F.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Woolfenden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolfenden is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolfenden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 332,050th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,541,783 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Woolfenden live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 749 people, or 1 in 74,390. In England Woolfenden is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Devon, where 8 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Woolfenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolfenden has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolfenden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woolfenden are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Woolfenden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning $57,536 CAD per year.

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