Woollatt Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woollatt Surname Definition:

Wlward Hutlawe, Kent, 1273.

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Woollatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2011:277,20421,667
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Australia461:586,86342,409
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565

Woollatt 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 common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wulfgeát =Wolf-Goth.

2 weak forms of Woollard, q.v.

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

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

Woollatt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woollatt occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollatt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 786,896th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Woollatt are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 277,204. In England Woollatt is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 11 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 11 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Woollatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woollatt has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woollatt surname expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woollatt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woollatt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.82% more than the national average, earning R 553,272 per year; in United States they earn 81% more than the national average, earning $78,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $50,054 CAD per year.

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Woolley6731,814/
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Wallath6768/
Woolias6763/
Wollach6758/
Wallast6756/
Ballatt6739/
Wohlatz6723/
Vallatt6716/
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Wallate679/
Bullatt678/
Wallait678/
Wolautz677/
Bollath677/
Walliat674/
Vootlla674/
Wallott674/
Woillot674/
Boullat673/
Wotilla673/
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Vwollah671/
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Wallatz670/
Whollay670/

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