Woollard Surname
Approximately 4,907 people bear this surname
Woollard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,868 | 1:19,427 | 2,771 |
| United States | 895 | 1:404,982 | 35,340 |
| Australia | 704 | 1:38,346 | 4,988 |
| Canada | 189 | 1:194,950 | 19,131 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:63,154 | 5,613 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,049 | 1:23,237 | 3,236 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 177 | 1:283,721 | 22,815 |
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.
(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.
1. Probably the same as Willard. 2. Wulfhard, an Anglo-Saxon personal name.
From the Swedish, Wollert; a personal name.
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.
Woollard Demographics
Average Male Woollard Height
176.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Woollard Reference & Research
Woolard, Wollard, et 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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