Woollard Surname

96,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woollard Surname Definition:

Wlward Hutlawe, Kent, 1273.

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Woollard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8681:19,4272,771
United States8951:404,98235,340
Australia7041:38,3464,988
Canada1891:194,95019,131
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Wales491:63,1545,613
Scotland361:148,7178,826
France271:2,460,101186,232
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0491:23,2373,236
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Woollard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. From some long forgotten Wolfgard or Wolfhard. With Woollard, compare Millard for Millward. The following first two entries occur on same page and in close proximity:

Wlward Hutlawe, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Reymnnd Wlward, Kent, ibid.

Wulward (without surname), Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Wulward, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Geoffrey Wlvard, Suffolk, ibid.

Michael Woleward, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Walter Woleward, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Woleward, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1629. Married — Thomas Woollard and Collat Hargrave: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1750. — John Woollett and Anne Holmes: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) 1 for the Anglo-Saxon Wulf- h(e)ard = Wolf-Brave [Old English wulf + h(e)ard, hard, brave, firm] 2 for the Anglo-Saxon Wulfw(e)ard = Wolf- Ward [Old English wulf + w(e)ard ward, keeper] The forms in the 13th-cent. Hundred- Rolls are Wulward, Woleward, Wlward, Wlvard; and a Ricus Wulleward occurs in the Charter-Rolls, a.d. 1271-2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Probably the same as Willard. 2. Wulfhard, an Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Swedish, Wollert; a personal name.

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

Woollard, according to Lower, is a form of Willard, the name of a family that has been established in Kent and East Sussex since the 13th century.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Woollard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woollard occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 96,847th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,485,133 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Woollard are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 2,868 people, or 1 in 19,427. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, Essex, where 12 percent are found and Suffolk, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Woollard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woollard has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Woollard last name rose 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 980 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 567 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Woollard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Woollard surname is primarily Salvation Army (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Woollard are 15.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Woollard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $41,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $57,869 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolard937,756/
Wollard931,249/
Woullard88401/
Woillard88123/
Wooliard884/
Wolliard884/
Wollgard881/
Woolards881/
Woolaard881/
Wooleard881/
Woollord880/
Woolyard880/
Wolard8675/
Wollgardt8216/
Bollard802,698/
Wallard80567/
Woulard80473/
Vollard80328/
Wollerd805/
Wollart804/
Woolord802/
Wollord802/
Boolard800/
Woolart800/
Woolerd800/
Woellhardt781/
Boullard75520/
Wollaert75323/
Voillard75284/
Vollaard75256/
Wallaard75151/
Boillard7565/
Wallahrd7549/
Bollardt7520/
Wolhardt7519/
Wollarth7512/
Bollaard755/
Wallhard753/
Vollhard752/
Walliard752/
Bollyard752/
Woellart752/
Wallyard751/
Bolllard751/
Vollardt751/
Wallardt751/
Bolliard751/
Waallard750/
Woolhart750/
Bolard71866/
Vollhardt71849/
Volard71141/
Bollhardt7175/
Boulliard7142/
Voilliard7116/
Woellhart7115/
Wollgarth717/
Walard716/
Voellaard712/
Bollaardt712/
Wolart711/
Wohlhardt711/
Wolgaardt711/
Woilloird710/
Woolgarth710/
Ballard6798,008/
Bullard6735,782/
Boulard677,893/
Boilard672,404/
Wollert671,341/
Wallart671,295/
Vallard67538/
Wolhart67128/
Bollart67117/
Volhard6776/
Boliard6756/
Bolardt6730/
Wohlart6725/
Voilard6712/
Boylard6712/
Wallerd679/
Vullard674/
Vollerd673/
Woolert673/
Vollart672/
Woleart671/
Buolard671/
Bolayrd671/
Bollord671/
Wallord671/
Woulerd671/
Woulord671/
Volgard670/
Bolhard670/
Wahlard670/

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