Woolfitt Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Woolfitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolfitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:592,74535,632
Australia411:658,43245,385
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales91:343,83718,086
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Woolfitt Last Name Facts

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

Woolfitt occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolfitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,227,038th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Woolfitt live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 592,745. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 23 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 22 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Woolfitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolfitt has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woolfitt surname grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 4 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolfitt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woolfitt earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 37.6% less than the national average, earning $26,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.59% less than the national average, earning $40,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolfit930/
Woolfie802/
Wolfite801/
Bolfitt800/
Wolfi7770/
Wolffett750/
Woolfe711,599/
Wolfie7122/
Wolfet711/
Woolfy710/
Wolffis67348/
Wolfisz6719/
Woolfey6712/
Wolfiss673/
Woolfee671/
Wolfetz671/
Wollfie670/
Wolfoid670/
Woolfes670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woolfitt
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