Woolfrey Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Woolfrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:899,40267,834
Canada2801:131,59113,681
England1601:348,23825,208
Australia571:473,60936,415
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Woolfrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolfrey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolfrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 379,929th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,760,965 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Woolfrey live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woolfrey is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 899,402. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 53 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Woolfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woolfrey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Woolfrey surname expanded 2,371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolfrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woolfrey last name are 21.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.9% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woolfrey earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning R 269,604 per year; in United States they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $47,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $54,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolfreys940/
Wolfrey93845/
Woolfry934/
Woolfre934/
Wolfreys8863/
Wollfrey885/
Wolfry860/
Bolfrey80289/
Wolfryd8043/
Wolfree800/
Wolfrays7520/
Wohlfred751/
Wolfretz751/
Woolfrid751/
Wolfreit750/
Walfre7117/
Volfre717/
Bolfry711/
Wolfra711/
Wolfrecht710/
Balfrey6770/
Valfrey6745/
Boulfre6712/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woolfrey
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