Woolham Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Woolham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:376,47326,505
Canada381:969,62173,252
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Woolham Last Name Facts

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

Woolham is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,104,724th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Woolham are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England Woolham is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 46 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live and West Midlands, where 7 percent live. Barring England Woolham is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent live.

Woolham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Woolham surname expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolham Last Name Statistics demography

Woolham earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolam92292/
Wolham921/
Woollam86913/
Wollham861/
Woolhan861/
Wooliam860/
Wolhame860/
Wholham860/
Wolam835/
Woolahan8018/
Wollaham800/
Wholaham800/
Woolhand800/
Wollam771,164/
Walham7781/
Woolan7747/
Voolam7712/
Boolam779/
Woolom771/
Wolgam771/
Wolame771/
Woollhand750/
Woolahand750/
Boulham71471/
Wolahan71183/
Woulame71118/
Wolheim7151/
Wooland7144/
Walaham7130/
Wollgam7111/
Wouliam7111/
Woollan719/
Wolliam713/
Wollamn712/
Boollam712/
Wolhain711/
Woullam711/
Wooloum711/
Woolank711/
Vootlam711/
Woolgan711/
Wootlan710/
Wallham710/
Woollom710/
Woolain710/
Woolean710/
Bolam673,254/
Wolan671,701/
Walam67720/
Wolom67655/
Volam67225/
Wollheim67198/
Woolland67134/
Woulahan6746/
Wulam6738/
Wholahan6716/
Wootland671/
Wollahan671/
Wolochem671/
Wohlheim671/
Wolań671/
Boulaham671/
Wolaszem671/
Wallaham670/
Woollane670/
Woulliam670/
Hwolahan670/
Woollain670/

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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 Woolham
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