Wooll Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wooll Surname Definition:

About Langport, co. Somerset, are persons of the labouring class who are commonly called Wooll; but they say that their real old name is Attwood, probably a corruption of At-Wold. Inform. W. B. Paul, Esq. There is, however, a parish of Wool in co.

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Wooll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England461:1,211,26256,182
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Wooll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

About Langport, co. Somerset, are persons of the labouring class who are commonly called Wooll; but they say that their real old name is Attwood, probably a corruption of At-Wold. Inform. W. B. Paul, Esq. There is, however, a parish of Wool in co. Dorset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

One having short, thick hair. It may be a corruption of Wolf, or Will.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

1. A corruption of Will, for William. 2. From Wool, a parish of England, co. Dorset. "About Langport, co. Somerset, are persons of the labouring class who are commonly called Wooll, but they say that their real old name is Attwooll, probably a corruption of At-Wold. Inform. W. B. Paul, Esq." (Lower).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wooll Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wooll is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooll? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,152,132nd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wooll are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States Wooll is mostly concentrated in: California, where 41 percent are found, Michigan, where 23 percent are found and Arizona, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Wooll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wooll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wooll last name increased 292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wooll Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wooll surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wooll surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56% registered with the political party.

The amount Wooll earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.94% more than the national average, earning R 525,048 per year and in United States they earn 18.69% less than the national average, earning $35,084 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolle911/
Woll896,688/
Wool891,865/
Wootell831/
Wolle801,362/
Woell80183/
Woole8024/
Wholl8014/
Wollt805/
Wolld804/
Booll803/
Wohll803/
Wollp801/
Woosl801/
Woohl801/
Wollh801/
Vooll801/
Wolll801/
Woolt800/
Whool800/
Woolp800/
Woollová772/
Woodtill770/
Wol7526,191/
Wuolle73152/
Woille7321/
Woulle7315/
Wocell7314/
Wholle733/
Hwoell733/
Who'll731/
Woosle731/
Wollzz731/
Wall67141,357/
Boll6721,077/
Wuol6711,113/
Voll678,587/
Wole677,395/
Wohl674,390/
Bool674,127/
Vool67225/
Woel67137/
Woul6791/
Whol6715/
Wull6714/
Wosl676/
Wolh671/
Wgol671/
Wotl671/
Wochell670/
Woil670/

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