Woollerson Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woollerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Woollerson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Woollerson Last Name Facts

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

Woollerson is found most in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollerson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Woollerson live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 38 percent are found, Hampshire, where 19 percent are found and Lancashire, where 19 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Norway, where 4 percent are found.

Woollerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woollerson has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollerson9545/
Woolerson9515/
Wallerson84240/
Wollersen84116/
Vollerson842/
Bollerson840/
Walerson780/
Bolerson780/
Vollersen7454/
Volgerson7411/
Volearson741/
Ballerson740/
Valerson674/
Bollerschan670/
Boilersen631/
Vallersund607/
Walerjan5667/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woollerson
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