Woollen Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Woollen Surname Definition:

An ancient personal name, Wulfhun.

Woollen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:632,56450,965
England2781:200,42517,512
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2901:84,0538,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Woollen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient personal name, Wulfhun.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Woollen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woollen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Woollen.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 385,006th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Woollen live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woollen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 573 people, or 1 in 632,564. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 10 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Nebraska, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Woollen is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Woollen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woollen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woollen last name grew 409 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woollen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Woollen last name are 13.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Woollen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $47,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolluen931/
Wollen921,026/
Woolen921,000/
Woollin86219/
Wollien861/
Wootlen861/
Woolien861/
Woolent860/
Wolleen860/
Wooloen860/
Wollend860/
Woollem860/
Wooluen860/
Wolen83251/
Wallen7711,853/
Bollen778,591/
Wollin771,871/
Vollen77522/
Wullen77158/
Woleng77139/
Woolem77103/
Wohlen7760/
Boolen7754/
Woolin7722/
Wolien7718/
Wolent7716/
Wüllen7715/
Wolenc776/
Voolen776/
Woleen775/
Wholen773/
Wollne772/
Wollem772/
Wolhen772/
Wolaen771/
Wotlen771/
Wollhn771/
Wolenn770/
Woulen770/
Woln730/
Boullen71177/
Walleen71118/
Wallien71111/
Whallen7182/
Wohleng7172/
Wallend7120/
Wohleen7115/
Wullenk7115/
Volleng7115/
Wohlien717/
Vollien715/
Woolinc714/
Wohlend713/
Walhlen712/
Woullem711/
Wuillen711/
Bohllen711/
Wholien710/
Walllen710/
Vollent710/
Woehlen710/
Wohllem710/
Volleen710/
Voellen710/
Bolen6714,890/
Wolin671,744/
Walen671,354/
Volen67166/
Woleń67111/
Wolyn6796/
Walln6792/
Bolln6782/
Wulen6714/
Wolne6711/
Booln673/
Wolem672/
Wolng672/
Woohling671/
Wallenck671/

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