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 occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Woollen.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 385,006th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,895,499 people. The last name Woollen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Woollen are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woollen is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 632,564. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 10 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Nebraska, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Woollen occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Woollen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woollen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woollen last name rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woollen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Woollen are 13.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.29% being registered with 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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