Woolger Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woolger Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulgar.' In Domesday the form is Wlgar, Warwickshire, and Vlgar, Cheshire.

William fil. Wulgar, 1164: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

1678. Baptised — Ann d.

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Woolger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:232,15919,279
Canada511:722,46357,796
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
India51:153,413,076951,030
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2201:110,79710,856
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Woolger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wulgar.' In Domesday the form is Wlgar, Warwickshire, and Vlgar, Cheshire.

William fil. Wulgar, 1164: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

1678. Baptised — Ann d. of William Wolgar: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1683. Buried —William, s. William Woolgar: ibid.

1685. William Woolger and Elizabeth Forth: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

V. Wolgar, Wolger Wulfgár, occurring in Domesday-Bk. as Ulgar, and as Wulgar in the 12th cent., was a common Anglo-Saxon name.

Wulfgár maþelode, þæt waes Wendla leód (Wulfgár spoke, that was the Wendels’ chief).—Beówulf, 701-2.

The O.Low Ger. form was Wulfger.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An exceedingly common Anglo-Saxon personal name. Wulgar occurs on many coins and in records, and the Domesday spellings are Vlgar and Wlgar.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Woolger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolger is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 802,733rd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname Woolger is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Woolger reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 232,159. In England Woolger is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 17 percent live and Surrey, where 15 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Woolger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woolger has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolger Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woolger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $48,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolger9253/
Woldger8617/
Woltger864/
Wooljer862/
Woelger862/
Woslger861/
Wollger860/
Wolinger80285/
Woolezer803/
Woolsher801/
Boollger800/
Bolger7714,839/
Walger771,352/
Volger77679/
Wolser7716/
Wolzer7715/
Wollinger751,434/
Wohlinger7523/
Wollenger751/
Volgger712,142/
Woltjer711,105/
Boulger71633/
Wolcher7178/
Voelger7157/
Vollger7153/
Boldger7135/
Wullger7113/
Wotljer714/
Wallger714/
Wolcerz713/
Wolsert711/
Wollingger711/
Boolser710/
Woolhesser710/
Boilger710/
Bolgier710/
Boolzer710/
Volgert710/
Wohleser67121/
Volinger6766/
Voellger6765/
Walinger6742/
Vollgger6731/
Boulgier6716/
Wallgert679/
Wolscher673/
Waldgier671/
Volenger671/
Boulgger671/

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Woolger Reference & Research

Woolgar One-name Study - A profile of the Woolgar surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Woolgar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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