Wooliscroft Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wooliscroft Surname Definition:

From Woolescroft; a location name in Staffordshire.

Wooliscroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:304,47023,072
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2411:101,14310,189
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wooliscroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Woolescroft; a location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wooliscroft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wooliscroft has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wooliscroft.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooliscroft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wooliscroft is the 1,058,336th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Wooliscroft live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 304,470. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 50 percent reside, Cheshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Wooliscroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wooliscroft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wooliscroft surname declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wooliscroft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wooliscroft are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Wooliscroft earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.42% less than the national average, earning $40,810 USD per year.

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Wooliscroft Reference & Research

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