Woolfson Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Woolfson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wolf,' or Ulf; v. Wolf (2). Wolfsohn is in the London Directory, a German immigrant of the same origin.

William fil. Ulfe, temp. 1200: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S.

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Woolfson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
England1911:291,71822,402
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Ecuador601:265,0978,624
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Canada461:800,99162,809
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Woolfson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wolf,' or Ulf; v. Wolf (2). Wolfsohn is in the London Directory, a German immigrant of the same origin.

William fil. Ulfe, temp. 1200: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.

Uctred Ulfson, temp. 1200: ibid.

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

Woolf’s Son: v. Woolf, Wolf.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woolfson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolfson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolfson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woolfson is the 433,161st most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,178,269 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Woolfson live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States Woolfson is most frequent in: Florida, where 16 percent live, Maryland, where 16 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Woolfson is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Woolfson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolfson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woolfson surname rose 1,055 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,061 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolfson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woolfson are 5.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Woolfson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 134.47% more than the national average, earning R 557,196 per year; in United States they earn 35.25% more than the national average, earning $58,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.52% more than the national average, earning $74,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolfson938,732/
Wolfsohn88334/
Wolffson8818/
Wolfsont8814/
Wolfsson883/
Voolfson882/
Wolfshon881/
Wolffsohn8219/
Wolffsong821/
Volfson80793/
Wolfsen80523/
Wulfson80124/
Walfson8023/
Bolfson807/
Wolfsan802/
Wolfzon801/
Wolfsom801/
Wolfsun801/
Wolfschoon7896/
Wulfsohn75368/
Wulffson7527/
Wolffsen7527/
Voulfson7513/
Wulfshon758/
Volfsone751/
Volffson750/
Wulffsohn711/
Vulfson67224/
Wulfsen6782/
Volfzon6724/
Valfson6714/
Wolfzun677/
Volfsonová673/
Volfsun672/
Volvson671/
Wolfsem671/
Walfsan671/
Wolfsam670/
Vulfsone6322/
Voļfsone631/
Vulfsonova562/
Valvson531/

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